Check these out and come back:
Invitation to come and … pause by Prone to Wander (I also like her tag: Not all who wander are lost)
Tapering Down by Mike Ash
simmer = 1. to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point, 2. to make a gentle murmuring sound, as liquids cooking just below the boiling point, 3. to be in a state of subdued or restrained activity, development, excitement, anger, etc., 4. to keep (liquid) in a state approaching boiling, 5. to reduce in volume by simmering, 6. slang.. to become calm or quiet, as from a state of anger or turmoil
I have a hard time finding the right temperature to let something simmer. Generally, I boil the tar out of something or I let it cool down too quickly and the thickening process of my dish, never happens.
How often does this occur in my life? My two speeds are crazy and next to nil. Simmering is a new season and experience for me. We are about to enter a new chapter in our lives on many levels (moving, having kids, new jobs…more details to come). I am learning about following daily, weekly rhythms of life and simmering is part of that process.
I am excited and challenged because I want to allow for the toughened, rough edges of my life to be brought to a point of readiness and tenderness, that can only be done through a stage of slowing down.
What areas in your life have been toughened or dried up, that can only be softened by entering a stage of simmering? What makes you push back from slowing down?
