I woke up with these words on Friday morning...
People are so afraid of silence.
Televisions in every room,
radios always on, cellphones.
There's a life locked up in words.
Become aware of what you say.
We can't see the words we speak.
But words have energy.
And energy goes on and on and on.
Don't fear the spaces
and the times of silence between words.
Those are the times that you can consult with wisdom
what to do or to say next.
You don't always have to answer with words.
You can answer with an understanding nod.
You can answer with a hug.
You can answer with a quiet smile.
You can answer with a softness in your eyes.
You can answer with forgiveness.
You can answer with acceptance.
Sometimes silence can be the best answer possible.
People fear silence because
they've never learnt to befriend themselves.
They've never learnt to like themselves.
I've not always liked myself.
I still don't like myself sometimes.
If you can learn to accept yourself for who you are,
you will find that moments of silence will not scare you.
This accepting myself and loving myself did not come overnight.
Being quiet was really the start of my journey.
It has taught me to let go of things.
It has taught me to really make friends with myself,
not to be so hard on myself.
It has taught me to forgive myself.
Bitterness, anger, resentment... let it go.
We weren't meant to carry those emotions.
In letting go you will also
give yourself permission to start living.
Sometimes the day just runs away.
It happens so easily, we are so busy.
When I don't make time for myself
and when I don't draw aside,
it feels as if I spin out of control.
It feels as if I get out of balance.
You know how your house looks after a chaotic visit?
That's how my heart feels.
Everything is skew and
everything is where it's not supposed to be.
So I need to seek some silence
just to dust the furniture in my heart a bit,
polish a bit here, polish a bit there.
I definitely come back a better person.
You don't have to be in nature to enjoy silence.
You can do that wherever you live.
It's more a state of being.
If you take care to draw aside once a day,
just somewhere where you can be with yourself,
where you can notice things
other than just your usual routine.
Create a little space where your heart can breathe,
where your soul can smile.
The rush and the busyness of life
will fall away for a while.
And you will be able to soak up peace.
Then you will hear the words that silence whispers to your heart.
I think beauty is like a master key...
It reaches and unlocks all the hidden away places...
those places that are trampled and that are shattered...
those places that are in need of healing.
Beauty refreshes. Beauty nurtures.
Beauty comforts and beauty heals.
It definitely shapes the landscape of your heart.
Throughout your day, look around... you will find it.
Go and greet the sun.
Talk to the moon.
Tell the little flower how beautiful it is.
And then give it back to the world.
Isn't that what life is all about?
I'm grateful for this life...
this one life we have here on earth.
It's beyond precious... I'm grateful for that.
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