I have a poster on my wall that says, "The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence." I love silence. To stand alone, on top of a hill (or a parking lot) and do. . .nothing. To do nothing but stare off into the immensity of space and let its wonder and magnificence wash over me like a sweet wave is. . . marvelous. It is only when I am separated from the world by a wall of silence that I can truly hear my soul. But the silence doesn't feel like a wall, it feels like freedom--freedom from the noise of the world, freedom from the judgments and expectations of others, freedom from my own self criticism.
In those moments of silence the world fades away and I am left with. . .myself. Just me. And in that moment, as I stare at the beauty of the stars and merge with the heart of the wind, I am enough. The world makes me forget, but the silence makes me remember.
I love silence.
