Desiderata

The Desiderata is sort of my philosphy for life.  I plan to extract something from it every few days and share with you a few of my  musings.

"Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what peace there may be in silence." 

This is so true.  How often do we spend our days bombarded with noise?  I think of the cacophony of the cafeteria, the hustle and bustle of the corridor, even the white noise from flourescent lights, computer towers or Smartboard  projectors as they whir and cycle. Except for a power outage, we rarely experience silence.  

One notable exception - Wednesday afternoons.  For fifteen wonderful, peaceful minutes everyone in the building engages in SSR  (Sustained silent reading). What a relief!  Over-stimulation has become such a part of our daily routine that we hardly even notice the noise as the days rush by! 

Go placidly amid the noise and haste... hmmmm... slow down, take a deep breath and look for that inner peace that keeps you centered no matter how much is going on around you.