Sacred Space

 "You must have a room or a certain hour of the day or so where you do not know what was in the morning paper . . . a place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are, and what you might be . . . At first you may find nothing's happening . . . But if you have a sacred place and use it, take advantage of it, something will happen."

                                                    - Joseph Campbell

Do you have a space or a place to go that is just for you? It doesn't have to be big or spectacularly decorated or even a spot in your house. Many of my clients call me from their cars where they can be completely alone without anyone hearing what they are saying. It's their sacred space for the hour. Other clients call from a local cemetery where they have ancestors buried. It is quiet, they feel calm and for many there is a presence of people who they have loved and lost.

A sacred space allows you to just BE or to journal or listen to music or dance or do what you need to do to reflect, release energy or emotions or be silent. It may be that once the children are tucked in bed and asleep and the house is quiet that you get to have time for yourself that is reflective of the day. Decide what you need or want and allow yourself to take advantage of it, as Joseph Campbell says in his quote.

 

"Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again."

                                                  - Joseph Campbell