"Everything that’s created comes out of silence. Thoughts emerge from the nothingness of silence. Words come out of the void. Your very essence emerged from emptiness. All creativity requires some stillness.” – Wayne Dyer
Silence. One of my favorite words and one that I do not practice at all. I only wish I were better at silence. It would have saved so many heartaches, friendships and relationships. I have struggled with remaining silent in many situations. Some of them warranted voicing my opinions however, there were many others when staying silent probably would have been better.
its a hard thing to do and learn. I for one have made it a personal goal to start paying attention to when it is better to not be silent and when it is. For me, if it is something I feel strongly about, or an injustice or to stand for myself or someone else, being silent is not an option. other times, being around people who love gossiping about others or just full of themselves, I could practice being more silent and I know that it will.
Just being silent and praying or focusing on your breathe and taking a few minutes each day to just be quiet can do wonder for you and your body. It enables you to listen to your inner self and that inner voice. Sometimes we are all to busy planning, partying, talking away and miss what our soul is trying to say to us or that new idea it wants to speak to you about, or just getting you to be quiet. So may thing emerge from silence and I am missing out on it all.
All of our creativity, our ideas and even solutions to our problems will arise from practicing silence. We have to experience it throughout the day so we can really hear whats inside of us. I believe it can helps us solve most of our problems if we just tuned in. That is not easy and will take a lot of practice, however, it is something that is truly meaningful to me and I need to keep it in front of my head. Not saying that I will stop talking and just be silent, but I will start practicing and work hard being silent a lot more.
When I pray or meditate, i am usually silent. I see people pray and they are usually silent. I feel connected to god and am able to listen to god, my soul, the universe (whatever you want to call it) gives me strength and I need that a lot more these days with everything going on. I need to be able to constantly feel calm and connected and silence is way that I feel will give me that. Being more silent will also enable me to be a better listener and to pay more attention to my immediate family and friends.
Only speak when spoken to right? Well surely I am not going to be quiet and only talk when spoken to. I am going to be going about my day but when I am at work, at the gym, or throughout the day when I am by myself but only talk when necessary. Sometimes, I talk no matter what and feel that I need to say something always, but no more and not unless it is something that I truly feel strongly about. I will not be anti social, just need to minus the unnecessary talking. I am going to practice to just sit in silence, even if it is just a few mins, no T.V, or music..just pure silence.
It will certainly help me to have those meaningful conversations rather than just blurt out whatever I want. True, value added, meaningful conversations in all of my relationships. It helps to keep all the drama away. if something is just not worth saying, then I won't especially if i know it will go down the wrong road and zap my energy for other good things in my life.
So many of us can start to use silence everyday. Sit for a couple of minutes and just breathe, pray or just stare at the sky. just keep that silence and see how good you feel throughout the day. It gives strength and wisdom needed to live daily. It really does help to keep things in perspective, not to mention, it may provide you with the answers you have been looking for.
I for one believe silence is golden and for those who do it regularly, great!!! If I am going to continue living my life truly nurturing my heart and soul, what better way to do it then to practice silence as often as I am able to.
Now, I am a talker and can go on chatting non stop about anything but a few minutes of silence each day will only make a better day for me. Does being silent mean that you are meditating. I believe it can be. For me, I do not listen to music or anything. I just sit, listen and stare or close my eyes. When people meditate, most are usually silent or listening to music. When I meditate, I usually focus on saying a mantra in silence or my breathe.
The challenge for me is to be more quiet and listen more and it is something that I am going to work on every single day. It takes practice and paying attention more to my self. Definitely, worth it my friends. I challenge you to do the same. In all of your daily relationships, personal or at work, try to practice silence and see what magic you can create then. I am excited about the magic silence can bring into our lives, if we let it. So now Silence please!!
Wish you love my friends!
Peace,
Monita
