Sometimes the things you don't say scream louder than the things you do. The truth is found in the silence and the spaces between. A shrug, a sigh, a look thrown in disgust. A chance to say something positive - missed. It's heavy and oppressive, this silence. It's judgmental. It takes up more space than necessary and robs us of our breath. The air is hot and full of electricity - sparking at random and waiting to ignite - looking for a place to land. Like the air before a storm; heavy, fearful, angry, expectant. Waiting to see what the pregnant silence gives birth to.
Be mindful of your words but be ever aware of your silence.
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This is so true. Thank you for the reminder because I am silent when I'm angry most of the time until I explode. I'm very sorry if someone's silence is hurting you.
This is so very true and well written that it gave me the goose bumps!
SO TRUE. I know I've been on the giving AND receiving ends of silence lately, and I need to at least be aware of how I'm using it.
And also, yay for my button on your blog! Thanks again, lady. :D
Well said.
Wait a minute...I don't come to your blog for deep thinking, I come for a giggle, or to empathize with you and sympathize for you and remember how wonderful Montana was/is, however, I appreciate this post, how true it is and it has given me much to ponder tonight. I am silent because I am afraid to say something that I don't quite mean and hurt someone but now I am wondering what my silence is telling them, hmmm...if I don't sleep tonight I'm blaming you, even though I'm sure its the baby's fault, he is 14 months and doesn't believe in sleep.
Well said! I sometimes find myself silent when I know something should be said. On the other hand... sometimes I speak before I think as well.
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That is so true! Silence can be devastating... that's why they were the big bad on Doctor Who last season. Probably the creepiest villains ever on TV. I mention them because they are the embodiment of all the bad things that come from being silent ourselves.
Really true!
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