silence is golden
I’m writing this post less than 12 hours after my last in an attempt to get ahead of the NaBloPoMo game. The past few years, my demise has always been leaving my posts till the very last minute and panicking. I felt that familiar feeling last night when I posted Day 2 with less than 15 minutes to spare – so no more!
What I know about myself for sure is that early morning is my ideal time of day, so the goal starting tomorrow is to wake up a few hours earlier than normal and do something alone. If it’s nice outside I’ll go for a run … yoga … go to the gym … meditation … write my posts and read blogs … eat breakfast … drink coffee … all in complete silence.
I miss silence … need silence … crave silence.
As I commented on Mary’s post today, silence and sleep are two things I never fully appreciated pre-kiddos; lack of them leaves me feeling frazzled and at wits end by evening.
So starting tonight, I go to bed early.
Starting tomorrow, I wake up early.
Because silence truly is golden …
Do you have moments of absolute silence … is it important to you and your well-being … if so, is it a natural part of your day to day life or have you enforced it?
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So funny……..saw the title of this post in my google reader just now and I thought “wow, we are so on the same page right now!” Silence truly is golden. Beautiful picture! And thanks for the link
I agree – there is never enough silence or sleep in my life!
I don’t have moments of absolute silence, ever. (probably) Not any that I know of, anyway, which means that I truly don’t.
Gotta work on that…
Suggestion for NaBloPoMo (I almost typed NaBloPooMo: ha!)? Write a couple of emergency posts that are just poems, quotes, pictures, or whatever. Do them in Microsoft Word so all you have to do is cut and paste into WordPress on the day. (Unless WordPress supports scheduled posts, then just do it here!) Really short ones that take very little effort…they’ll get you by on those days when the last thing you want to do is think of what to write!
I get up at 5:30, long before anyone else in the house stirs; I need that time to drink my coffee and do my readings and meditations. Sometimes I would like to sleep longer, sure, but-then I know that I will be uber-bitch without that time, and I just get up.
Once the girls are strapped into their car seats every morning, I come back into the house, stand in the kitchen, and breathe for 60 seconds. Except when I’m late, which seems to be all the time these days.
Aw man I missed NaBloPloMo!
My quiet times are at night when everyone is asleep and if I can get up before the house. Quiet mornings are nicer for me but are rare since I am staying up too late at the moment!
I used to. On my day off I would drop the kids to their various locations, and sit in silence sipping my coffee for an hour or so before getting started on my mountain of tasks.
It was just that hour in a week that would re-energise me. I looked forward to it all damn week.
Now Moo has finished high school. AND IS HOME ALL THE DAMN TIME with her boyfriend.
*sigh*
I absolutely LOVE silence. Sometimes I feel like a bad mom for loving and needing it so much. Because 4 kids are not conducive to silence. Sometimes I ask them to PLEASE just be quiet for a few minutes! It soothes my soul.
with my silent time, I listen to music… so um… yeah. not so silent. but needed in life non the less.
oh, how i agree with this. i need to have my alone time – when the kids were around, but even now. it’s my sanity. it’s my time alone with God. it brings me peace and contentment.