Silence

A friend of mine posted the phase "Silence is Golden" today and it has inspired me.
Yesterday morning I was working on some personal development work of mine. The focus of the work was on hearing/listening. Actually, developing the sense of hearing.
The exercise was to blindfold myself and listen to particular sounds, see what I could hear, and analyze my feelings about them.
After about 20 minutes, I was shocked to realize how many things I don't hear everyday. There is a ton of sound out there and I am missing it. Amazingly enough, I could hear everything. The hum of the computer, the wind chimes outside, cars, trucks, clocks ticking, birds.
Try and focus on your sense of hearing today..you will be surprised what you hear. It is a great game for kids too. It will also help you listen.

Be good to yourselves and each other,
Thomas