The benefits of finding a "quiet corner"........stillness within.

Some subjects can be more difficult to write about than others and for a number of different reasons.

However, I have noticed that "cartoon" figures sometimes seem to be able to convey quite clearly and often inoffensively, ideas/thoughts/notions/pondering's with one single image what may otherwise take a whole lot of words. So, I invented this "Teddy" figure to speak for us. I begin with a pencil drawing, then sometimes add some colour with water colours or ink, and usually finish the image by editing it in Photoshop where I often add a text to go with the image. 

For me, a poem consists of compact and precise language, where a few stanzas can potentially open us up to a whole new world of thinking.

Song lyrics, when in the hands of a master may be able to tell us with a few verses and a chorus a whole life story...as for example in "Eleanor Rigby", a song by the Beatles.

A cartoon, often a simple drawing(image) intended for caricature, humour, and satire, yet with one single image, a thousand words may well up from within us.

In the case of the above image, Teddy has placed himself in a quiet corner.

Sometimes, the world is just too loud

for a Teddy who feels uncomfy in a crowd.

Sometimes, there's just too much information,

to absorb for a Teddy of a gentle persuasion.

Sometimes, there's just too many expectations,

to live up to for a Teddy plagued by hesitations.

Sometimes, there's just too much going on,

for a Teddy uncertain and prone to apprehension.

yet

There are also times when the world is shining,

for a Teddy who finds life and living exciting.

And there are times when finding more information

is a comfort for a Teddy seeking explanations.

There are many a times when others expectations,

motivates a Teddy to realize sought for aspirations.

Other times when it seems much is going on

a Teddy may find stillness in a simple song.

For some of us, a quiet corner may not be a corner, it may be watching a sunrise, a sunset, watching the ocean, sitting quietly under a luscious tree, watching children at play, listening to soothing music, meditating, ...... the list goes on. When we enter a place of stillness (a quiet corner) it becomes possible to hear our "inner voices" no matter how loud the world is.

"The inner is foundation of the outer

The still is master of the restless.

The sage travels all day yet never leaves

his inner treasure." (Lao Tzu)