The Power Of Silence
I woke up this morning ready to reach for the blackberry, check my phone for messages, which I did, then started for the TV remote control. At that moment, I stopped, got back in bed, and in the midst of the silence, laid still. I let the noise of nothingness get inside of me. Instead of being consumed by the news on TV and messages popping out of the BB, I just let the silence, my inner throughts, the meditations of my heart consume the moment.
What rose to the surface were memories of things that had happened in my life, some lessons I learned, and most of all just how beautiful silence can be. I could look out the window at the rolling plains and really see them. I don’t mean glance at them and not really see tham as is typical while I’m running around trying to get ready for work. But really see, take it in, absorb their beauty. Really appreciate the vast expanse, contours across the horizon, blends of colors, shapes the trees and roof tops in the forground.
We allow so much intrusion in our lives from the background noise of TV, the buzz of cell phones, the beeping and vibrations of blackberrys. All of this consumes our time and mental space. It also suppresses so much of who we are. It masks our inner being. It shuts out creativity, intution and the meditations and cares of the heart. It keeps me from hearing Almighty God speak into my life.
Silence. What a precious thing. What a powerful resource, and you have complete control of it. No one can take away your power to create it anytime and anywhere. Try this. Take the next 3 mintutes and find a place of utter silence. Shut off all the phones, PDAs etc. Just let your innerself consume the time. At the end, reflect on the thoughts, emotions, ideas, feelings etc that came to the surface. Write them down. You’ll be amazed. Then, if you’re like me, you’ll appreciate the power of silence.
2nd Hand Advice 
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