‘A LOO WITH A VIEW’

The loo facility upstairs in our new rented house is somewhat small, measuring 6‘ x 3‘. It houses a toilet and a small radiator, it doesn’t have a sink, but hand sanitiser is available for anyone thinking of ‘walking instead of washing.’  The window is narrow with clear glass, so pulling the curtain is necessary every time you need to use the loo; when it’s dark you can see the lighthouse beacon flashing at St.John’s Point, (Co Down. Northern Ireland).

Having had to use the loo at 5am one morning, I pulled back the curtain, had a peak outside and was greeted by the large glowing red sphere of sunrise slowly rising into the daylight.  As it rose a vibrant yellow and layers of spectacular colours spread through the sky, silhouetting the landscape.  Nature is amazing!

In our house laptops, kindles and mobile phones have accompanied those who use this small room.  It has many purposes i.e.  A reading room, for catching up on Twitter and Facebook updates, even telephone conversations have be heard taking place in this room.    Most importantly it allows for private SPACE.  As in most homes the loo is one of the few rooms in a house where privacy is routinely respected.   No matter what this space is used for there can be some considerable down time during the average trip to the bathroom.

Latest American research shows that the average person stares at a screen of some sort for 8½ hours a day, lingers a mere ten seconds on any given image before moving on and applies only two or three minutes of concentration between distractions.  External noises - city streets, television, loud music, mindless chatter - play on our ears day and night. 

To find Personal SPACE and quiet is so important in our hectic fast paced lives. To relax, refocus and re-energise prevents us from reaching burnout. We

don't need to be meditating for hours to achieve this.  Just a short time is needed to bring ourselves back to our natural state of inner peace and well-being. Your private SPACE and quiet can be found wherever you are, in a noisy office, on the bus, the train, stopped at traffic lights, in front of the computer or even in the loo.

‘Let me take some time each day to look within the self and experience the beauty of my inner qualities’.

                                 Brahma Kumaris