Today's peace practice is the cultivation of Intentional Solitude. There are many reasons to make intentional solitude the core of your spiritual practice. You cannot tune into your True Self and listen to the Truth if you are constantly around others or distracted by social media, activity, or numbing your feelings. Solitude gives us the opportunity to reflect, contemplate, and tune into what we need. It’s the space to feel feelings that need privacy. It is where you can listen to what you need and what will truly nourish you. It is when you will hear the callings of your soul and desires of your body. Solitude is where you welcome all parts of you back home. Where you make amends and repair the relationship with your being, your body, your heart, your soul. It is when and where you can listen to nature and tune into the rhythm of the Earth.
So often we end up hurting ourselves or others because we don’t have solitude built into our daily rhythms. Even if you love those you are with you will burn out if you don’t have the chance to plug back into yourself. It can be really hard because there is a lot of social pressure to be with others around this time of year. Honor, care and respect yourself and need to retreat. You don’t need anyone's permission, and you are not responsible if people take it personally. Your top priority is your health and well being. Be kind and loving to the person you spend the most time with, take time to be just with them.
