The Space Between Listening

Every heart needs a moment of stillness. They always find their way home.

The Space Between Listening

Sometimes,
we need to become
quiet enough
to hear
the world again.

My partner,
my two boys,
and I,
borrowed a few days
from the busy
edge of life.

We walked the woodland paths.
We laughed in the hot tub.
We breathed deeper.
We shared silence
without needing to fill it.

Listening takes energy.

Energy.

For friends
we have not yet met.
For those we already love.
For ourselves.

Because we want
to keep on listening,
we have to let our own hearts
catch their breath
from time to time.

Attention
sits best
when it has somewhere
comforting to rest.

So do we.

We came home.
Yes,
a little slower,
Yes,
a little lighter,
And yes,
ready once more
to give the world
the attention
it deserves.