Silence...
Take a moment... force yourself today to get in a place of silence... I dare ya! I have found it is really hard to do... but I am falling in love with it when it happens. Even now, as I sit here typing this thought, I have cars buzzing by our busy street, the new Coldplay album playing on iTunes, the phone ringing about every half an hour, and not to mention my brain going a million miles an hour. I have been really treasuring the times of silence lately. I believe there is something so beautiful with those moments. And I have been chasing after those moments. I have to choose them. Seek them out!
Benjamin
posted by Benjamin Bachman at 6/07/2005 11:31:00 AM
8 Comments:
that is so practical steve... i love it!
Tuesday, June 07, 2005 11:43:00 AM
hmmm earplugs at work? now that would eliminate a whole bunch of office garbage i don't need pollutin my brain....thanks for the idea, steve!
in the midst of all the chaotic stress this week, i took a moment to be still this morning....of course i had to use a lil symphonics to calm me down.....what an amazing difference!
instead of freaking out and making mountains out of molehills (a quirky specialty of the past), i'm actually able to process and take things one step at a time....with an unbelievable sense of peace.
it's hard to get away and be still, but it is so very worth it.
the joy of silence. it becomes more beautiful every time i experience it.
Tuesday, June 07, 2005 12:07:00 PM
How did we get stuck on the whole ear plug thing... I think the concept that I was trying to communicate is to be disaplined to pull away and create space for silence. While those are food practical ideas, I think there is more to it than just that. Sorry if this comes accross hard.
Benjamin
Tuesday, June 07, 2005 4:06:00 PM
Ok Benji Bunny.. time to take a deep breath...
xoxo
Heather
Tuesday, June 07, 2005 5:11:00 PM
ok so what we are saying here is, silence comes in many different volumes ear plugs or no ear plugs.The hardest thing is to get the mind to shut up! atleast thats from my perspective... :o)
Tuesday, June 07, 2005 6:36:00 PM
tuning out the every day noise is easy. tuning my mind out...err keeping my thoughts still long enough to just be still...that's a whole other can of worms.
but i'm learning it's so vital....even to the point of physically reminding myself the world doesn't revolve around me (boy, is that ever a humbling thought!!) seems to shut my mind up pretty darn quirk...err quick.
thanks for challenging us to stretch and seek after the silence, benjamin. i appreciate it.
Tuesday, June 07, 2005 8:50:00 PM
Heather.. I have heard you use the phrase "the God inside of me (or him or her etc)" before. Can you clarify what you mean by that? I think it will help me/others. I know that my first reaction when i hear that phrase is to CRINGE.. because my "NEW AGE ALARMS" go off.. as in the teaching that God is in everything.. pantheism etc.. and that we are all God etc. In my heart, I know that is not what you are saying, but I was hoping you could tell me/us more about what you mean when you use that phrase.
thank you!
Heatherd
Friday, June 10, 2005 8:22:00 AM
by the way, ben..i LOVE the new coldplay cd..they are one of my fave bands:o)
behind U2, of course:o)
rho
Sunday, June 12, 2005 11:05:00 PM
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