Finding quiet time
Mar. 22nd, 2009 04:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hearthstoneI was reading posts made to a mailing list, I don't remember which one, and someone mentioned that they often did their devotions "in the shower," in a self-deprecating sort of way, as if this was something to be embarrassed about.
I'll add myself to the list of people who have done that on occasion.
As a parent, I've found that there are times when the only time you have alone during the day is the time you spend in the shower. It's more of an issue when the kids are younger, but even when they're older there's no guarantee of alone time at any point in the day. Granted, I've been interrupted in the shower as well--you know, like when someone needs to know where the grated cheese is right now! However, generally speaking, shower time is quiet time. Usually no one tries to engage you in conversation (apart from the occasional grated parmesan emergency). If the phone rings, someone else will answer it, and take a message if it's for you.
I imagine that the same holds true for many people with roommates. Or pets, for that matter.
So if you want to be able to focus during your devotions, the shower can be the single best place to do it.
No need for embarrassment. Seriously, sometimes it's the best choice.
I'll add myself to the list of people who have done that on occasion.
As a parent, I've found that there are times when the only time you have alone during the day is the time you spend in the shower. It's more of an issue when the kids are younger, but even when they're older there's no guarantee of alone time at any point in the day. Granted, I've been interrupted in the shower as well--you know, like when someone needs to know where the grated cheese is right now! However, generally speaking, shower time is quiet time. Usually no one tries to engage you in conversation (apart from the occasional grated parmesan emergency). If the phone rings, someone else will answer it, and take a message if it's for you.
I imagine that the same holds true for many people with roommates. Or pets, for that matter.
So if you want to be able to focus during your devotions, the shower can be the single best place to do it.
No need for embarrassment. Seriously, sometimes it's the best choice.
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Date: 2009-03-23 11:27 am (UTC)Doing devotions in the shower like that is certainly nothing to be ashamed of, but it does require a certain kind of relationship to your deity/ies and/or a certain kind of temperament of said deity/ies. That's not something everyone has. Sometimes it's not remotely close to a choice at all. All the more wonderful for you that it is!