I spend many times staring into space as much as I can whenever I can. It’s an important activity that disconnects me from the busyness of work during coffee and lunch breaks. It is a luxury to be able to do this when I have long list that requires attention.
As I was waiting for the bus sheltered by plexiglass during my early commute to work, I noticed the fog forming. I wrote: White Space.
White space.
It is a space in between prayers and thoughts creeping in. Hail Mary full of grace … prepare meeting agenda … the Lord is with you … must return phone call … Blessed are you amongst women … gosh I forgot to return the books … and blessed is the fruit of your womb …. buy kitty litters …. Jesus, help me focus praying.
White space.
It can be annoying that I cannot even complete a single prayer. Forcing myself to complete the Hail Mary is work so I stop praying and stared into space. I find that staring into space provides the stillness of thoughts and I become involved in a thoughtless prayer.
White space.
The pause between breaths: breath in, Hail Mary, pause, breath out, full of grace, pause … puts me in a meditative stance as if breathing is a prayer. This is nothing new, an old technique I learn to calm my thoughts and body. It is a necessary pauses that connects me to God.
W h i t e S p a c e
This is beautiful, great writing ~ especially using fog as your medium 🙂 There is this need for space, for finding “a necessary pauses that connects me to God” or to connect to life in a way that energizes. Cheers to a great ending of your week Perpetua.
Just like you, Randall, I try to use all kinds of medium or multiverse plane to connect me to the Universe and to give what prayer does not dare to speak. To another new day, cheers. Perpetua
🙂 I like this idea very much!
Good blog! Love the white space….do it all the time! 🙂