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November 6th, 2009 | Friendship, Just thinking, Quotations, Relationships, Spirituality and God 

I have a great deal of company in my house; especially in the morning, when nobody calls. Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862

This quote appeals to me on many levels, not the least because it is so droll.

I'm more of a night person than a morning person, though I get up early. When I first wake, even though I might jump into my day, I still need to take it slowly in my thought.

For the most part I need solitude and quiet time. It is restorative. If I don't get it in the day time, I find myself awake at night getting it. I figure that's God's way of seeing that I have time alone. If I want to sleep better, I need to watch my days.

Getting quiet on any level with a busy family is the trick. By the time I get the kids out the door and to school some mornings, my morning has already included enough for three mornings. Then it takes me a longer time to get into a quiet place once I get back home.

Unless I guard my quiet time it is gone like dew upon the grass when the sun comes up. It reminds me of my friend who recently said she has had to drive around in her car to get quiet time.

But with cell phones, even the car isn't quiet. Though I admit talking to friends is not the same as the constant demands on me of the family-things. I consider being with friends another kind of quiet time.

This morning I was hardly awake and my middle girl came to find me to tell me my computer was making noise. It sure was.

I'm hopeful that finding someone to help with the house will alleviate some of the more constant demands on my time and thought and allow for more quiet. Ya think?

How about you? Do you seek quiet time or do you fill up quiet time intentionally? (I've done both, depending on what is going on in my life.)

Karin

Originally posted 2007-03-10 07:56:17.

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