Clarity Born from Rest: Stepping Into 2021 With Purpose
Silence is hard for me. It always has been. Whether it is staying silent, sitting in silence, or seeking silence, all of it is challenging and not natural. It took a global pandemic to teach me how not to run away from silence and how to lean into the quiet.
This year, I have faced the darkest time of my life. I do not say that carelessly. I have never faced such deep and dark situations as I have in 2020. What was a game changer was how I handled them. Never before have I rested in the dark times. I am an escape artist. I escape any situation that feels uncomfortable and just plain “icky.” The one thing you can’t do in quarantine is escape. So I learned how to “just be” for the first time in my life.
The most unexpected gift has been born in the stillness I faced, as for the first time I have clarity and my call to action. I’m sure I have read somewhere that when you are still things become clear, but I didn’t soak that in while I was avoiding the quiet. I’m sure I have a journal, candle, or mug from Hobby Lobby that expresses this very sentiment. I can just see it written in script, “Clarity is born from rest,” or something profound of the sort. I refused to absorb such cliches. In a lot of ways, it was fear that has kept me from such crystal clear revelations. The fear of what was on the other side of that silence.
Never in my life did I think that learning to sit still would bring such a productive energy. What I have learned this past year is sometimes the thing we fight the hardest is the thing we often need the most. In my case, I fought the silence I needed.
Mary Beth Keenan, @mbkeenan_captures.
In the silence, I heard my call to greatness. Just like everyone else on this planet, I was created to be extraordinary because my Creator is extraordinary. Each of us brings something that only we can fulfill. If I’m busy being small and scared, I don’t have time to be purposefully great.
January is not just full of hope because of the challenges of the past year. Rather, it is full of promise because the world is beginning to exhale the breath it has been holding in silence. The movement and energy that has been preserved during this restful time has been building and now it is time to propel.
Sisters, show the world what you have been created to do. Show the world why God created you in the first place. We’ve been quiet long enough. It’s time to set things in motion. It took the “pause” of the entire planet to reveal God’s plan with precise clarity. It’s time to step out from behind the silence and step into the success that is yours. 2021 is coming through crystal clear.
Meet Liv Harrison
Liv is known for being a professional speaker and emcee with a gift for humor, storytelling, and wisdom. In May 2019 Liv successfully wrote, launched, and emceed the Genius Catholic Women’s Conference and it was produced again in March 2020. Liv is currently a co-host on the Forte Catholic Podcast, Discerning Marriage Podcast, and on June 1, 2020 she launched her own interview/storytelling podcast titled Talk to Me with Liv Harrison. Lastly, she has been a frequent voice on Sirius XM and various other podcast programs both as a guest and as a co-host. Liv is married to the love of her life & high school sweetheart and she is the mother of two fantastic humans! Come laugh with Liv on Instagram @thelivharrison.