Of course, so many of us have lives that are filled to the brim with activities and busy-ness and all that stuff. Nevermind if one has children growing up in the household. Or an infirm partner or family member living under the same roof. The responsibilities of life are many and being able to have the sometimes luxury of being and existing in silence come far and few between.

But, everyone does get silence in their day. Even if it's only during the daily drive to work. Sitting in the car can be a wonderful time of silence. But, most of us don't make the best of that time. We play music. We chat on the phone. We get angry.

Then there's the time at home alone. When we get the opportunity to be alone, how many of us greet it with open arms and say to ourselves that we have been presented with a wonderful chance to be alone with ourselves? Few, I'd bet. Myself included at times.

It's not easy to be alone and silent in the world. Even if the world is our living room. The silence is such a powerful existence, it truly terrifies and scares so many of us that we never want to get to know it. And know ourselves.

But, the silence offers so much food for our soul. It has so much in it that it can take years to find out all that it has for us. And what it has for each of us is truly unique.

The silence is not the same for two people.

Kind of like fingerprints.

And snowflakes.

The silence is a truly golden and unique moment to each of us. It is something that can only be personally experienced. And then it can never be truly and fully shared because it is our own silence that we were in. Not theirs. Ours. And ours alone.

So, why is the silence something that so many do whatever they can to not get to know during their day?

I surmise through personal experience and learning that the silence speaks volumes to us in ways that we at times are incapable of hearing, or desiring to pay attention to. And it doesn't need an invitation or a special greeting to come into our realm of perception.

All it needs is for us to sit silent.

Or close our mouth, and open our mind.

Or pay attention to ourselves when the world is swimming around us.

Or fully embrace the thickness of the air when the world is quiet at 3:00 a.m. and the house is still.

There is so much we can learn about ourselves when we sit in silence during our own personal quiet time during the day. It doesn't take much.

Just be quiet. And then pay attention to what it is telling you.

That, that is what is sometimes frightening, or enlightening. And for many, the former is what was experienced, and that is why the silence is not sought out and caressed through its sharing itself with us. Rather, the silence is denied, rejected, and pushed away at all costs.

But, remember, there is enlightenment and insight beyond the sometimes frightening moments that the silence brings. It has so much to teach us if we'll only listen to it.

What can it tell you? That is up to you.

You have your silence that is yours, and yours only. And it is ready to share with you exactly what you need to know when you're ready to hear it. But, it's up to you to make the time during your day and invite the silence into that space created in your existence.

There is truly a lot to know about this silence. Your silence. It's all about you. It's all good for you. It wants to teach you and help you learn about yourself and bring light and life into your day.

Ask yourself if you're willing to sit in the silence for, say, ten minutes each day. Begin with that.

It doesn't have to be formal. It doesn't have to be fancy and all thought out.

Just go quiet.

Simple.

And then watch.

And, learn.

There is so much silence around you. There is so much in it.

There is so much love in it. It wants to share that love with you.

Are you willing to allow it?

Written by Andre Best
President, Ultimate Results, Inc.
http://www.andrebest.com
'Learn About Life From Another Perspective'

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