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Silence Is Not An Absence Of Sound – Reflections on Gordon Hempton

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Silence Is Not An Absence Of Sound – Reflections on Gordon Hempton

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Jennifer Wolfe, a writer-teacher-mom, is dedicated to finding the extraordinary in the ordinary moments of life by thinking deeply, loving fiercely, and teaching audaciously. Read her stories on her blog, mamawolfe at jenniferwolfe.net.
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I had just slipped out the front door in silence early one morning, hoping to squeeze in a quick walk-the-dog, when I realized I’d forgotten the library book I wanted to return. Quickly I turned around, and as I walked up to my driveway, my husband shouted ‘Jen” from the upstairs window. I screamed. Breathing deeply, […]

Let Us Be Silent

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Let Us Be Silent

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“Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.”   ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Thank you to First Sip for reminding me of the importance of quiet, of solitude, and of listening to messages from the Universe.

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Two Kinds of Quiet

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Cello strains of “O Come O Come, Emmanuel” were suddenly the only sounds in my living room. It’s quiet, I realized as I savored the last crumbs of my peanut butter toast. Too quiet. So quiet, I can feel everything. My coffee has cooled over the last three hours I’ve been awake. Two separate waves […]

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My Best Life July 2014: A Month of Quiet

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My Best July: The month of July was quiet -sometimes, WAY too quiet. My grown-up girl has spent her summer working as a ski camp counselor at her beloved Mt. Hood, Oregon. My thinks-he’s-grown-up son has been back and forth between Mt. Hood and Lake Tahoe, and when he’s actually at home his social life […]

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Creamy Miles of Quiet

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“Creamy miles of quiet….Giant swoop of blue.” ~ Naomi Shihab Nye I pull the car over, suddenly, a little bit recklessly and ask you to take a photo to capture that moment that I feel should last just a second longer the tranquility, the stillness, the beauty of that flash in our ordinary day. I want to […]