the quiet place

hard to believe that it's been 20 years or so since i last cast sterling silver. yesterday i cast five pieces. i felt a bit nervous. but i led myself down to an inner quiet.

it's the same place i use when i'm doing the most emotionally intense hospice work: e.g., when i am assisting a family with a final vigil. i consciously lower my tone of voice to a softer voice. and i work on being simply and completely "present".

so it was interesting to use this nursing tool here. but it isn't exactly a nursing tool. that quiet inner place is the place of connection and creativity. it's a human spring in a clearing that i can visit anytime.

peace