It was nearing the end of another day as I returned home to discover the power – my goodness – had been cut off!
Panic and worry began to creep in.
How on Earth will I get my dinner cooked now?
And how am I going to see?!
Is there anything I can actually do with no electric?!
Sighing heavily, I scrambled in the dark kitchen cupboard for matches, lighting the few tea lights I could find.
It was then that I saw it.
A dazzling pink and dreamy blue sunset streaked across the sky. Patches of small, fluffy clouds danced across it, like gentle shadows.
I was speechless.
Pulled out of my chattering world of thought, I was transfixed and firmly grounded by the beauty before me.
Just breathing. Just watching. Just being.
Before I knew it – PING – FLASH – FLICKER – the oven, microwave and lights returned to life, declaring their existence with their sounds and brightness.
And so, what to do now? Write? Plan? Seek yet another stimulating activity?
Hmm.
Collecting my tea lights, I took myself upstairs and lay down in the dark to enjoy the last few moments of the mesmerising sunset.
Nothing to do, I smiled. Nowhere to go. Nothing to be.
Just breathing. Just watching. Just being.
And so it seems, sometimes life gently reminds us that we don’t have to always be so busy.
We don’t have to be so filled up with things, people and constant activities.
It’s okay to do sweet nothing.
But, as I found, that’s normally a choice we have to remember to make.
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