Give Yourself The Silent Treatment

Don’t fear the silence. Image courtesy of Kristina Flour via Unsplash

I look up at my bedroom ceiling and mutter something very-not-kid-friendly to the obviously kid-made sounds thumping, jumping, and running above me.

This isn’t the first time I’ve lived under noisy neighbors or with a partner who has different auditory thresholds. So I’ve become all to aware of the sounds that plague my morning and evenings; the pitter patter of feet, loud pets, even louder televisions from inside my own home, stray walkie-talkie- app voice messages, not to mention the ever constant notifications from my phone.

I had become one of those people.

Someone who craves silence.

As an avid concert live lover and a loud listener of music in my car, I never thought I’d see this day. I’ve mentioned before about the busyness of the chatter within the world however I often forget…

Silence is platinum

For me silence is more than golden, it’s platinum. I need silence in my life everyday. This is a form of self-care that when skipped, I, and only I, pay the internal price for. Silence provides the required space needed for self-reflection. This reflection is important to our self awareness and overall self growth.

The primary result in self reflection is to find the purpose behind ourselves and the things around us…