Silence

One of the books that I had the pleasure of reading for the first degree was Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time by Susan Scott. It is an excellent book and I have recommended it to many of the people that I work with.

Scott believes that our relationships with other people are the conversations that we have with those people, both at work and at home. She highlights several principles in the book that allow you to really engage others in conversations. One of the principles that I did not expect was Silence.

I had never really thought about how much time there was silence around me. When I get home from work, the first thing I do is turn on the computer so I can listen to music. Scott and I spend most of the rest of the evening talking or watching our TV shows on Monday night. The only time that we are both quiet is if we are both reading.

Silence has become a big part of my morning now since my radio in the car is not working. After I say goodbyes to Evy in the morning and get in the car, there is almost complete silence until I get out of the car and walk into the office. It is time for me to really think about the things that are going on in my life both mundane and magickal. This is also the time when I get some of my best ideas. I have really started to enjoy and look forward to the long drive to work in the morning (besides the traffic) because it is time for me to catch up with myself and prepare for the day.

Spend a little time each day in silence and let me know how it goes. Hopefully you will find it as enlightening and uplifting as I do.