365 days of aRt. DAY ONE HUNDRED & EIGHTY-THREE.

silence and i'm finding me.

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Blog about the piece: Let me start off by asking you a question: Is there any part of your day that's quiet, I mean really silent? There aren't too many of us that can answer that question with an absolute yes. In fact I would guess that a lot of people would have to say no. From the moment our alarms go off in the morning to the way our culture often falls asleep to t.v. at night, it has become quite a busy and noisy lifestyle we live. Even in the times that the noise is minimal we often fail to embrace it because our minds are going a mile a minute. We are already planning our next step. Center yourself! Silence is important. Silence gives us those introspective moments that us help move away the clutter and see clearly in the moment. Lawrence Durell writes, “Does not everything depend on our interpretation of the silence around us?” Perhaps today we could all find a few moments of silence. Maybe it's already there - in the shower, at the breakfast table, in that pillow time. Maybe you have to work for it - turn off the phone, turn down the radio in the car, turn off the t.v. at home. If you try I'm sure you'd be surprised at how much "finding me" time you can come up with. Give yourself the opportunity and get a little quiet today.