October 27, 2025
‘“There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.” — Minnie Aumonier
I’m writing this after watching the sunset, and being as still as possible. I can hear the drone of the cars, the bark of the dogs, the singing of the birds, and the swaying of the trees. There’s always music.
So much of life demands noise. Activity, motion, bustle, energy. Very rarely do we afford ourselves the opportunity, the privilege, of just being. Of stopping. To notice, to take in, to appreciate. To remind ourselves that we are on a giant rock spinning through space, that we come from nature and return to nature. That we are nothing and everything, and nothing matters and everything matters.
One of my favorite songs is Let’s Be Still by The Head and the Heart (whom my daughter and I met and saw live last month!). This is a reminder to be still. To hear the music. It’s always there. Just waiting.