Silence

Since I came back from my Silence retreat in the blue ridge mountains of Boone NC, I has been enjoying driving in silence.

We get so used to "multi-tasking" that we can't stand doing one thing at a time. For instance, when we drive, we have to be listening to something - if NPR is on pledge drive, we switch to a music station; if the music station is on commercial, we switch to CD. When we read or run, we put on our headsets.

I used to think highly of anyone who listened to NPR, and became a loyal listener myself. But stop listening to NPR keeps me a peace of mind, and I believe ignorant is bliss. It helps to stop being anxious about current events and politics.

Bye bye NPR. Thanks for freeing up some space in my mind.