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May 6, 2015

And then the Silence Comes.

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The days are so loud, so messy, so jarring and downright exhausting.

My mind whirrs and whirrs, like an Energizer Bunny jazzed on Espresso beans, unable to stop going-going-going.

My body races at a thousand miles an hour and my heart follows suit.

I forget who I am.

And then the silence comes.

I always think it won’t. That it’s forgotten me.

But like a loyal lover, my darling silence comes back and settles into my heart like it’s always been there. Like it belongs there.

As it rolls through me like a salty wave, I find a split-second of peace. Of not-trying-so-hard-ness. Of  just-being-ness. Of just-me-ness.

I remember who I am.

The steady drizzles of succulent quietude melt my cares, turning them into caramel. It’s not that they’re gone; they’re just dialed down for a magic moment, transformed into something sweeter for a second.

I need that sweetness.

Because life can feel so bitter and unrelenting, a raining parade of exhausting madness.

Work harder, they say. Go faster, they say. Do more, they say. Be more, they say.

Bullsh*t.

Be more here, my soul whispers softly.

Be. More. Here.

Right now, I remember.

I’m more here.

The silence sinks in, slowly feeding my starving soul and watering the dry, thirsty grass in my spirit.

I’m more here.

I slow down long enough to experience the luscious thrill of a lavender tangerine sunset and take deep breaths of prolonged steadiness.

Then, I forget. I lose myself in oceans of worries and bouncing vibrations of crowded conversations.

And then the silences comes again.

This time, I savor it, letting it crush me deliciously.

And, I remember—I remember who I am.

 

 

 

Relephant: 

The 2 sides of Silence: How it Fosters or Breaks Relationships.

 

 

Author: Sarah Harvey 

Editor: Renée Picard

Image: author’s own 

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