Mama KatSW, have you ever heard the saying..........
'our minds are like an elephant in a china store?"
Our brains are in constant motion, rambling on with a broken tape of thought going round and round. If our minds are constantly keeping ourselves busy with 'thinking filler' how do we ever reach stillness?

To reach the absolute stillness of the mind I feel it helps to at least start moving toward partial stillness. This allows a taste of our potential.
Partial stillness is the kitty on Liz's lap or for me the wind blowing through old white pines. People seeking stillnes of the mind in meditation may only experience partial stillness. But it is better than none and I feel it is a good navigator on the road to experiencing a flicker of the nothingness stillness or a glimpse of the great Force.

Little Neo