How do you respond to silence? Some people find silence deafening; some people find silence awkward; some people find silence refreshing.
It can be deafening when we keep silent and allow our inner thoughts to flood our minds. Some of these thoughts might be suppressed emotions or viewpoints that we had placed in storage. Silence allows them a 'voice'.
Some people like silence because it gives them space, space to think, to contemplate, to draw some conclusions in a very noisy world.
We should learn to treasure our silences- and if we don't have such moments, learn to put them into place in our lives. Journaling, listening to nature can be so therapeutic to our well being.
Yet we can't always be silent; we need engagement because that's the way we were wired. Yet silences equip us for such engagements.
So let's enjoy the silences, let's integrate the silences ino our lives. Don't be afraid of silence.
SELAH
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