The gift of silence

It's funny. Some days I don't know what to write, yet feel the pressure of needing the 'right' words to flow. I get frustrated and annoyed and the silence deafens me. You see, I love to write. I love the noise in my head that flows out of my fingers. AND, sometimes I just want the peace and quiet in order to be able to hear what it is I'm supposed to say!! Often times I struggle to allow myself the opportunity to simply sit and listen, feeling it's too self-indulgent to stop and be and yet, it is during those times that the words present themselves and I realize what it is I want to say.

I wonder what it is about that. I wonder why we feel like we don't 'deserve' the time in our day to simply listen for the reality is, it is usually during those times that we hear the things we're supposed to, we figure out what we're supposed to do next, and the words that were often missing flow into our minds to tell their story.

So today I DARE you to simply sit outside, or by a window, and embrace the silence. As uncomfortable as it may be, just embrace the lack of noice that surrounds you and see what flows into your mind for the reality is, it is during the silence that the biggest noise can be heard!!

Go on, try it! What's the worst thing that can happen? Embrace the silence and discover the story that's just waiting to be told for the adventure that follows could be incredible!