by Paulette Williams | Aug 9, 2021 | NSA Meditations Blog
The day dawns gradually. Whatever, the weather conditions, day comes steadily. Around 4:53 a.m., the sky is midnight blue. So dark is it that the blinking lights on top of distant buildings are crystal clear as they do the off-on safety warnings. A plane periodically...
by Paulette Williams | Aug 3, 2021 | NSA Meditations Blog
The swimming class was a requirement. The petite freshman was not going to miss getting her degree from the university because she was timid about being in large bodies of water. The housing of the pool was an enormous space in one of the athletic buildings. The pool...
by Paulette Williams | Jul 26, 2021 | NSA Meditations Blog
Dear Parents, To celebrate National Parents’ Day seems redundant because in May and June, we celebrated Mothers’ Day and Fathers’ Day respectively. Now in July, we are observing National Parents’ Day. It is not too much because 365 days a year, you invest, sacrifice,...
by Paulette Williams | Jul 19, 2021 | NSA Meditations Blog
Far have I roamed from you. I return to your calm and your peace. Last week we wrote about the practice of silence; this week we look at solitude. The two are not the same although they work in tandem. Both can be practiced alone or in a crowd, the former context...
by Paulette Williams | Jul 12, 2021 | NSA Meditations Blog
Noise shatters being. Silence knits being. Both ever present each day. Early one morning while working from home, I made a discovery. Better wording would be, I found something that I had lost. On this morning, I awakened, did a brief prayer, and did not turn on the...
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