In this night sky only the moon and the stars have a voice. There is no Internet connection, and no phone. I am 4 miles from the Eagle Pub in Dornocht where I can pick up Wi-Fi. Inside my mind, I am a falling star, hurdling through space at breakneck speed. Here I begin to slow down. I gradually come to a different pace in these first few days in Scotland. I take a walk into town to get a few groceries and to connect via internet, with my family and with Susan. When I decided to come here, my plan was to move around and see what I could see. I wanted to find a thinner atmosphere. I thought I wanted a change of scenery. What I found is rest.
In the first night, I see my noisy thoughts swirling around in my head. At first I find it hard to catch them. After awhile, I see what they are. Before long, I see also my new friends are becoming dear to me. Ems cooks traditional Scottish meals. They laugh at my confusion caused by their accents. I think they find me amusing. More importantly I am seeing True in them. This was my first inkling that the quest for True is wider and lovelier than I have imagined. I have fallen in love. In love with a country. In love with new friends.
This sky is totally quiet. I have heard a car only a few times in the daylight hours. At night there is an occasional airplane. But, mostly it is silent…warmly, safely silent. My senses are tuning in to a different way to live- a life containing more simplicity. I see a new landscape being painted by an invisible hand. In this place, I have the ability to be my true self. I am enough. This is the real adventure. I am beginning to see a new way to live.