Stillness

Lately, words do not come to mind.

I think it is a good thing that they do not come to mind.

My head is empty, and my heart is void.

The ripples of small waves quickly subside, a calm. Even when touched by a light breeze, I notice it stops, a stillness.

My heart is quiet and still, without a sound.

There is no chatter inside me.
Words do not fly about in my head.
There is no monologue.

Nothingness.

It is quiet and comfortable.

My head and heart can remain without being full,
and are still.

A heart with a face of nothingness may not be happy.

It might be boring and dull, but
it can remain constant and indifferent, flat.

Normal is a flat state.

Neither positive nor negative,
just a state of being. Flat.

If it is flat, that is a good thing.

It is also a good thing for the heart to be moved.
Stimulation gives us things that enrich the heart.

If the heart moves, emotions also sway,
swaying both positively and negatively,
and swaying, in either case,
becomes a source of stress.

Stress is essential for growth.
When the heart is moved, one feels truly alive.

There is some stress, but
that is precisely why it creates a rich expansion.

We tend to think that
having a heart that is moved is 'normal', but

what lies at the center
is a flatness that does not move in either direction.

That, too, can be 'normal'.

We tend to feel as though
a positive state is 'normal', but

flatness is also a good thing.

Ever since I was taught that,
I stopped treating a quiet, empty heart that feels boring
as something bad.

I am reminded of such things.

While writing on note, my creative work isn't progressing,
and I feel a bit lonely, but

I want to feel myself
in the stillness of just being indifferent...

As it is

~As I feel~

In the midst of no words coming to mind,
putting my heart into words

For now, I think I will just take it easy on note
and feel the days as they come.

・・Thank you for reading・・

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