“Small dwellings discipline the mind; large ones weaken it”
–Leonardo Da Vinci
Have you really looked around at your living space? In her e-newsletter this month, cookbook author Kris Carr challenges readers to re-imagine unused areas, get more creative, and become happy hermits in their homes. “Why not use every magical inch of our world?” she asks, as the seasons change but our quarantine lives stay the same.
Living in a 16-foot tiny house, I find it easier to achieve this goal, but I still have to be intentional. Proverbs 24: 3-4 reads, “By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.” For those seeking simplicity and time for prayer, there is the hermitage cabin at the Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat Center. This is where guests can spend a few days on solitary retreat.
When discussing the use of sacred space in the yoga manual, “Holy Listening,” author and practitioner Whitney Simpson says we can stock supplies and use symbolism, but, “The only mandatory requirements are your breath, body, and spirit.” Carr’s advice is, “pour a serving of your own, wonderful energy, into the nooks and crannies of your life,” while taking this time away from the world.
About the Photographer: Tonya Evans is a member of the Professional Photographer’s Association (PPA), and is finishing her certificate in Digital Photography at the Rankin Photography Center at Columbus State University as an Art History student. She loves to travel and the beauty of the natural world as well as architecture inspires her work. She strives to capture unique places like Blessed Trinity on film.
