A happy place

My son’s favorite game when he was very little was hide-and-seek. It was fun for me, too. I would wander around the house, calling out his name while he stood in a corner of a room, giggling quietly…with his eyes tightly closed. Where is Anka? I would say, worry tingeing my voice. Oh my goodness? Where can Anka be? Soon, of course, he would say, full of glee as only a child can be, here I am, Mommy! You couldn’t find me!

How invigorating to have such control over your world: merely close your eyes and disappear into a warm, dark world of your own making...

That darkness? The one in which you find yourself when you close your eyes? That darkness can be blissful. At any moment of the day, you can block out every sensation, submerge yourself in a comforting cocoon.

A blanket of stillness

will envelop you,

calm the mind

heal a weary body

soothe a fractured spirit.

If only for a moment.

Need a minute? Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Embrace the darkness.