Silence: The Final Word

Silence.

Count to seven. Listen only to your breathing. How do you feel?

I’ve been musing on silence as a practice this week. It hasn’t been the easiest week to practice silence because my own voices of inner-chaos are pretty loud. This happens from time to time, especially in stressful seasons. And yet, when I’ve pushed into silence this week, I’ve found myself cooler, calmer, more collected.

The practice of silence works to bring us a sort of waking rest if only we’ll let it.

So w...