...from Frank Westcott

A POEM-ISH, THOT-ETIC OR TWO OR... ?... INSPIRATIONALS JUST FOR YOU, & ME, TOO 

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*SILENCE

The value of  silence is that it enables us to listen to our own voice. 

...more on silence

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The sun will rise on this day.
The night will fall on this day.
I know not of tomorrow nor of today.
In my silence, I know that whatever
comes before me will only linger a short while
for I have singing deep within me the most wonderful song of all
the simple song of silence.

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It is through an inner silence some look upon as prayer that we come to know ourselves.

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Silence can become a quest or simply be the attainment of inner peace.

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To attain inner peace, we must first learn the lesson of silence.

 

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When there is noise in the outer world, we can retreat to our inner world of silence and find quiet.

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It is in quiet, peaceful times that we gain the insights we need to bring order to the confusion we face in the outer world.

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To some, silence is an anathema and not the blessing it truly is.

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For those who see silence as an anathema, they are part of the lost, never finding solace in the crowd, constantly running from stimulus to stimulus hoping to connect with what is inside them, yet if they could only learn to be quiet, to sit occasionally in absolute, total silence they would find that which they truly seek - their own spirit.

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A life without moments of silence becomes a life of never-ending soul diffusion.

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If you seek peace, attunement with your own soul, then learn the lessons of silence.

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We tend to think we can never find complete solace, yet all we have to do is learn to find refuge in the silence of our own soul.

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A few moments of daily silence rejuvenates the spirit, providing the psychic nourishment we all so easily neglect, yet so desperately require to sustain the fully-functioning of our minds, bodies, and souls.

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It is only when we take the time to know our own inner spirit through moments of silence that we can truly know of ourselves, then share that which is most integral to us with others, making our most precious and most needed contribution to the world.

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There are no excuses for neglecting our own spirit by allowing ourselves to be constantly bombarded with the needs of others, and neglecting our essence. We do this so often every day that we become little more than automatons always reacting to the demands of those around us, instead of following our own true path directed from within.

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Never taking the time to listen to ourselves in silence is as great a crime as the taking of a life, for in doing so, we are in effect, slowly killing the most precious element in our own lives, our innermost selves.

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It is through knowing the benefits of daily silence that we can understand the world of noise. In all things let's take the former, for it is only then we can learn how to respond honestly to what is around us.

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If the Universe meant for us to live surrounded by noise, there would be no night, no pause in the wind, no butterfly wings flitting soundlessly in the forest.

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Silence flits like hummingbird wings, brushing gently, caressing our thoughts, and freeing us to chart our own destinies.

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Silence needs no guide or teacher, for we all carry within us the capacity to sit alone and quietly set ourselves free, so we can tune into the glorious rhythms of the universe.

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If silence was so difficult to attain, we would not have the Earth upon which to rest or eyes that we can close while the world goes on its merry way, yet never truly passing us by as we flow with it, soundlessly, in tune with the fundamental rhythms of the Universe.

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