stillness | A Twelvemonth of Self Love

What To Do About Violence?

Eva Lisle — Wed, 24 May 2017 15:49:53 +0000

“ANOTHER violent attack, this time in Manchester!??!!!” I hope the person sitting across from me devouring his breakfast croissant couldn’t hear my barely disguised “WTF Holy Spirit!!???!!!!” as I read the news on my phone. I was glad I had time to sit there and take it in. I had the time for the shock, the horror, the disbelief and the never-ending “WHY????!!!” to surface one after another…

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“A Bowl of Cherries” or Just the Pits?

Eva Lisle — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:15:07 +0000

Is your (average daily) life just a bowl of cherries? Or is it more like just the pits? You are only as rich as your daily life. You are only as successful as your daily life. You are only as happy as your daily life. Do you seek mountain-top experiences? Then you must learn how to reach the mountain top within and then the whole of your daily like is a mountain top experience.

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Stillness Speaks

Eva Lisle — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 16:45:14 +0000

When the unexpected, the fearful or the utterly ordinary happens, the Stillness within will comfort, encourage and enfold you in peace. This is what Stillness says whether you are listening or not……….why don’t you pause and listen for awhile? Let each word and sentence caress your heart and remind you, you are loved. I need do nothing. All is being done on my behalf for our greatest awareness…

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Rx: Stillness

Eva Lisle — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 19:08:13 +0000

There are times when the only thing you can do is be utterly still. Not so much as you are all calm and meditative but as in there is literally nowhere else to turn, nothing else to do or think, i.e. fear has you at a complete standstill. When the unexpected happens (and it will) and someone in your circle attempts suicide, or receives a diagnosis, or you get your tax bill and think perhaps the…

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12. Day 4: A Sensitive Issue

Eva Lisle — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 13:07:08 +0000

Extending love to feeling and feelings is a departure for me. Sure, I can extend love to thoughts all day long. Even though thoughts in this case are everything I am aware of. See, that’s the thing. I am not really aware of my feelings. I am aware of sadness, happiness, despair and crossness but feeling those things is different. I have trained myself (not very well actually) to ignore my…

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10. Day 30: Like Butter In A Dish

Eva Lisle — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 13:07:39 +0000

Judgment is fear. Fear is judgment. Judgment says “This cannot be as is.” Fear says “This should not be as is.” Judgement and fear are saying the same thing: NO. No to what is, no to what was, no to what should or shouldn’t be. No to how I am feeling, No to how you are feeling. No, no, no, No, NO, NOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo. It is the energy signature of stop, off, close, hide, flee. What if…

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8. Day 2: The Little House In The Woods

Eva Lisle — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 13:34:47 +0000

Let’s get comfortable for a moment with not-knowing something. Think of something you don’t know (how a TV works or what is that fuzzy bit of lump in the bottom of your handbag or if your work is really satisfying) and just notice how you feel. Do you want to ferret around in your bag and get that thing OUT? Do you want to Google ‘TV’ and see if they can explain how the color dots fly through…

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7. Day 5: Honesty Is Instantly Grounding

Eva Lisle — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 13:02:39 +0000

This blog is calling my bluff. Or rather my heart is. I was truly called to begin this daily blogging practice of extending love to my epic fears and writing about my experience. I have, obviously, been practicing a great deal of honesty all along these past months by virtue of the fact if you write every day it is hard to avoid honesty. But I still fear honesty in certain situations.

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6. Day 10: Let The Stillness Feed You

Eva Lisle — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 12:08:34 +0000

Holy Spirit I feel kind of stuck in this extending love to tiredness because honestly, I want to NOT feel tired. I want to feel whole, abundant well being and frankly tiredness is really missing the mark. I suppose it is obvious but right at this moment, I am too tired to extend love to tiredness. Whether it is me or not I just want to sit here and do nothing. For some reason I feel like I just…

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4. Day 14: Haiku Ka-choo

Eva Lisle — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:06:16 +0000

After yesterday’s miles and moment, today bring another opportunity to let go and let God (like I could do anything else). Today my daughter is moving out of her college flat and we get to be the movers and the shakers. But first I begin the day, thankfully, in the early morning peace and quiet on the back porch. I am too tired for anything but for the Holy Spirit to speak to me in poetry…

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