I've been trying new things in life as of recently. No I haven't jumped out of an airplane, picked up the french horn or get better at tomahawk throwing. I am trying new things in terms of personal challenges. Amongst these stepping stones to (hopefully) become a better person is being comfortable with silence. It takes about 20 minutes to get to work each morning. If you took a 20 minute ride to work with me 5 years ago I'd probably be blasting off to Led Zeppelin (wearing all black of course) or some other band on my iPod.
Now I'm trying out silence. I want to be conscious of the thoughts in my head as I do a normal route each day. I want to be able to listen to what is actually going on inside my head and hopefully my spirit. I want to quiet my mind and allow room and time to listen to...well, we'll find out I guess!
Is there something you feel is mundane and you drown out of your day? I do, that's why I'm changing things up.
Silence is a fence around wisdom. --German Proverb
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