Dwelling

To dwell is to live in a place, to remain in it. Any space we truly occupy becomes, through dwelling, a home— becomes, through time, a sanctuary.

There is, in the word dwell, a sense of repose. When we really inhabit our homes we gain a sense of time, and are then more able to know where we are, who we are, and how we might grow...

...M E D I T A T I O N

Standing on the floor,
noticing the walls rise up
to hold the roof over our heads,
could we be aware that we are in the space
where our lives take place, where we reside...



Taken from Simple ways by Gunilla Norris