My daughter owns A t-shirt that says:
"Listen and Silent have the same letters...coincidence?"
The gift of friendship is sometimes just about being present to listen and empathize. Whatever that person is experiencing is real regardless of the facts of reality. Sometimes we need to just say what we need to say to process our experiences. Sometimes we need to just 'be heard'. I often wonder just how important it is to ensure that everyone in our world hears us. The gift of understanding is not achieved without listening and to do that, one must remain silent for a moment.
Our world is filled with constant stimulus. We are bombarded everyday with noise, screens, messages, social media, news, fake news, and needs of the world we live in. One great gift we can give ourselves this Christmas is the gift of Silence. Give yourself a moment with absolutely no agenda. Just seek quiet and listen for silence. I am amazed at what PEACE I can listen to when I slow the spinning down long enough to find a moment of silence.
