Depth Leaves Me Standing Still

Depth stops me in my tracks.

There are people who seek experiences of depth. Some people meditate and some people go skydiving. They look for ways to connect with the Depth all around us and draw it into their everyday lives. Some people take pilgrimages to “thin” places, where there is very little boundary between the deeply sacred and the everyday. Some people read books about Depth, and some people work hard to let go of the things that distract them from Depth.

I have sought Depth for as long as I can remember. I have tried many approaches, sometimes acquiring and sometimes letting go. Many people and places, books and images, sights and sounds and flavors have helped me recognize and appreciate the Depth all around us.

I have not arrived; my journey continues.

I seek depth by listening, to other people, to myself, to silence. I take walks. Sometimes I seek depth by sitting with a computer and trying to write.

Depth is sometimes most powerfully clear when I am not really seeking it. Sometimes Depth makes itself known while I am doing something else.

Whether I am intentionally looking for Depth or not, it always affects me. I tend to forget the things I learn or read about Depth, and it reminds me of what I have already experienced. Depth stops me, gets my attention, and leaves me standing still.

Depth has a way of sorting out my priorities. No matter what else I have planned, deeper is more important. I may be headed in a determined direction when Depth reminds me and brings me to a halt.

Depth invites me to create room to go deeper.

Do you seek Depth, or does it get your attention?

How have you experienced the Depth around you?

[Image by Nana B Agyei]