The Power of Silence

 

Rediscovering silence is about learning to be at peace within, trusting in your-self, living in your self-respect and having firm faith in God, the Silent One. Silence of the mind signals a soul walking the path of peace and one who has experienced the wisdom found in stillness. For these souls, silence is indeed golden.

The Power of Silence
By Cynthia Krosky, CSP, LCSW

Have you ever used silence to make a point? Then you understand how very powerful this communication tool can be. Silence gives many messages. It can shed light or place a veil of darkness on a conversation. Being able to use the sound of silence is one of the greatest conversational arts. Our ability to be quiet may confirm that we are intensely interested in what is being said. It can also show that we have great integrity and will not be brought into conversations that could be harmful. It has been said, that the more people talk, the less they tell the truth. Ben Franklin said, “Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still is to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” Silence allows us to keep a secret, to serve as a peacemaker, and to learn the deeper meaning about what is being said.

The Power of Silence PT II: Buzz Up!

This is from a guy who put the power of silence into practice/experiment and wrote about it.

The Power of Silence
Buzz up!

There is no photograph on this story. No illustration. Only silence. Curious?

By Tom Chiarella

I’m a talker. By nature. I’m an explainer, a chatterer, a negotiator. I used to think each day began whenever I started talking. But lately, I’ve begun to see the day’s first moment of speech as the icy grip of anesthesia setting in. And all that talking that I used to think meant something — all that jabber about the Red Sox, or the treatise on the placement of cup holders in the new Endeavor? I realized that’s just the guy in the paper mask telling you to start counting backward. White noise, the world numbing you. A whole day does indeed begin once you start to talk, but it’s a different day.