“In silence, we come to know ourselves.”
~ ~ ~ Sister Joan Chittister from this excellent NCR column https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/where-i-stand/st-benedict-counsels-little-less-talk-little-more-thought
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So very true. It’s also true that sometimes it’s really hard to sit in the silence. Nice quote!
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I appreciate Sister Joan’s wisdom so much! Silence has been getting harder and harder to come by in our busy, noisy world. Sometimes, we can be silent ourselves and have reflection time, even if there is background noise or music going on.
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If have trouble silencing my mind, I listen to the birds.
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That’s lovely. Part of the silence which Sister Joan is advocating involves listening. You know how some people love to hear themselves talk when it would be better if they were silent and listening to others.
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Oh yeah.
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