TIME FOR SILENCE

Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds and be silent. Psalms 4:4

I bet silence is not golden all the time, sometimes it's good to speak up. But at this point, I am reaping the benefits of being silent. See, July has been quite the month. Of course nothing can surpass what I have gone through the year but my oh my! The emotionally craze! I actually rejoice in knowing that there is always light at the end of the tunnel. That everything under the sun comes to pass. Just knowing these, I get tremendous peace and calmness in the face of turmoil.

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence- Seneca

"Some days, we just need to turn the quiet up" Reads a quote. Yet another one read that it is of no use to read and write quotes if one can not apply them. It is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. Yesterday I woke up with the most horrible voice I have ever had! The kind of voice that made my dad ask a direct question that gave no room for lies; "When did you start drinking?" That question has never slipped my mind; I was eighteen. Such a question does not give room for answers like "I do not drink, I only take wine, What?..." It's a specific question. Anyway, back to silence... Yesterday I decided to rest my voice because I drank quiet a bit on Karaoke Tuesday and strained my vocals beyond what they are accustomed to. I had to research on resting the voice and I found out that it was not uncommon to strain the vocals. That was yesterday, I selected my words and only spoke when I had to. I know it was partially because I was fatigued but I bumped into the art of silence.

Today, I could do a bit more with the voice rest but I choose to stay quiet because I want to. "True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. " - William Penn. Silence has helped me hold back words that would otherwise be hard to take back. Silence teaches you to go through what you have to say and more often you will find that it is best not to say anything at all. It is good to know the season for speech and the season for silence. Practice it sometimes. It is empowering, calming, satisfying and more joyous than words can ever be. And what is best, you even seem wise- for not saying anything unworthy.

Tomorrow I pray for good thoughts and a strong heart. Today I pray for my silence to keep. Tonight I pray for good friendship to hold.

I pray also to pause and reflect.

Nekoye