Active Calmness

Night at the lake house is when the forest wakes with amplified sounds of insects, night birds, frogs, and far off dog barks.  An occasional soft splash heard from the lake sitting below the trees almost perfectly reflecting the night sky, brings calmness hard to find in the city.  We all look for this calmness; expect it at night, when worn down from the busyness of daylight hours.  What is your evening practice around calmness?  I have found, even in the city, deep breathing shifts my energy to a place where my healing meditation and prayer practices bring an almost immediate calmness.  The practice of active calmness fully opens our hearts to experience the moments we have been given each day.  Today, practice active calmness.