Talk to me about silence, or
write something that should be spoken out loud
write something slow, hurry up
write it loud* if it should be whispered no more
we’ll need to suspend discomfort,
while we practice slowing down for a while—
like our need to fight everything that comes our way,
like the belief we need to explain everything
like the need to understand it all
let’s shut down that voice for a moment,
regress and ask for an audience with silence,
zoom out, and listen to the silence whispering
relinquish the need to talk back
with aplomb, serenity, and slowness–
let’s observe ourselves from above
speak if it improves the silence
but hurry up, slow down.
© selma
Slowing down is conducive to peace:
Peace expunges uneasiness, tension, and stress.
The recipe:
Slow down- this is how we find peace:
Peace expunges uneasiness, tension, and stress
-Slow Down.
Slow way down, conscientiously. And in your slow-down time, consciously invite
the divine into your moment.
-Relax.
Bring yourself to a point where you become serene. Pay attention to your
breathing—it will get you there.
Make it your purpose to relax your mind from anxiety and actively seek out your
surroundings with your senses: Feel the breeze, listen to the rustling of the
leaves, think about the moon up in the sky. Stay relaxed and contemplative.
Notice the stars, observe the clouds and the rainstorms and nature, become a
people watcher or an animal admirer. Feel the energy radiating from these.
–But do not stop there. Recycle the energy by extending it to people around you.
Let us all slow down.
© selma's recipe
This might sound contradictory after what you just read, but I dare to see it as
complementary to the above:
“Peace isn’t something that we ultimately receive when
we slow down the pace of our lives. Peace is what we’re
capable of being and bringing to every encounter and
event in the waking moments of our life.” ~ Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
Interesting! Our busyness is not to blame for our imbalance: being peaceful isn’t
dependent on what our surroundings look like. It seldom has anything to do with
what the people around us think, say, or do, or how loud or noiselessly they say it.
Instead, being peaceful is an inner attitude we can all achieve anywhere we have
learned to silence our ongoing internal dialogue.
I hope you enjoyed this post I always preach to myself.
Thanks for reading.
write it LOUD*!!
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A very interesting poem of paradoxes
Happy you liked it dear Sadje. 🤗
You’re welcome dear friend
it can be deafening when not used to it
I know. Needs practice.
One needs practice. 👍🏽
I really enjoyed this poem.
I’m so no pleased to know, Heather. Thanks. Blessings. Stay in the shade.
Love the poem. Very nice words written in poem.
Happy you do, Raj. XO
I doing,!
Sometimes silence is all that we need.
Indeed. Too often we cram too much into that space. Let’s be silent in the silence
Absolutely peace comes from within! Non-attachment to the material world brings peace.
Aww u you got it right.
P e a c e
PLeaSe
YES Selma, shut down and listen to that inner voice, to give you inner peace! Beautiful composition girlfriend. 🥰🙏🏼😘
You got it Amiga. That’s it. Happy you read. Be well. Enjoy a great summer.
Thanks so much Selma and make this summer FANtabulous my friend! Cheers! 😎💖🌞🌺🥰
Yes, indeed. 🧘🏻♀️ Wrapping myself in the message of your poem, thank you Selma. Thanks for the Dr. Dyer quote, too. Miss him. 🦋
Oh my pleasure. Absolutely. Let’s listen to the silence.
💖