Back to Solitude…

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This summer was divided between waiting and preparation. If I had to give the short version, I would say that I waited for time to pass. In reality, I filled my days with several projects and waited for the reward of my work, so that I could begin an adventure I had postponed for far too long.

At the same time, I moved forward inwardly and began to set in motion a project on which I had been working in my mind for a long time. I tried to write something about what happened in the spiritual realm in the article Let Silence Speak Too.

In the material world, I reached the end of my last thoughts about the destiny I had lived until then. I chose to cast myself into the unknown of the destiny ahead, hoping that the road to come would be better. Until now, I had not been at all pleased with the tournament of fate in which, at least in my soul, I was defeated by the knight of countless disappointments.

Looking back, my summer was not empty. I spent a long time in silence. I met my own self and came to know it better. I moved beyond my limits in meditation, listened to the music within during moments that seemed eternal, and allowed the Prayer of the Heart to become my spiritual teacher. Throughout it all, I remained in the shade of love.

It was not a summer of noise or of great events visible from the outside. It was a return to solitude, but not to a barren solitude. It was the space in which I could listen to myself, prepare and leave the old road behind.

As for the future, only silence will be able to say more than the words I have placed upon this blog for over a year. Let us hope we hear only good news.

First published in Romanian on 6 September 2011. This English translation preserves the perspective of that period.

Original Romanian article: Back to Solitude....