Comments on: Silence for Whimps http://www.deathbysuburb.net/2007/02/15/silence-for-whimps.html Keep the suburbs from killing your soul. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:30:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ramona Voight http://www.deathbysuburb.net/2007/02/15/silence-for-whimps.html/comment-page-1#comment-58622 Ramona Voight Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:49:14 +0000 http://www.deathbysuburb.net/?p=41#comment-58622 After suffering a stroke that left me unable to tolerate much sensory input at any one time, I've found silence to be essential to my physical and spiritual health. The loss of some gray matter and and some vision has not been a loss at all, but a chance to discover a rich inner life, inhabited by the God who has been waiting for me all my life, waiting for me to slow down and listen. After suffering a stroke that left me unable to tolerate much sensory input at any one time, I’ve found silence to be essential to my physical and spiritual health. The loss of some gray matter and and some vision has not been a loss at all, but a chance to discover a rich inner life, inhabited by the God who has been waiting for me all my life, waiting for me to slow down and listen.

]]> By: Gary Fenton http://www.deathbysuburb.net/2007/02/15/silence-for-whimps.html/comment-page-1#comment-2609 Gary Fenton Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:27:00 +0000 http://www.deathbysuburb.net/?p=41#comment-2609 In the name of sacred silence I on occassion deceitfully disengage to avoid thinking and feeling. In order to experience the sacredness of silence I find it requires my most intentional engagement. I am reminded of reminded of the old southern axiom regarding sex,"if it is easy, it is sleazy" and perhaps the same could be said of silence. Sacred silence is work In the name of sacred silence I on occassion deceitfully disengage to avoid thinking and feeling. In order to experience the sacredness of silence I find it requires my most intentional engagement. I am reminded of reminded of the old southern axiom regarding sex,”if it is easy, it is sleazy” and perhaps the same could be said of silence. Sacred silence is work

]]> By: Reid http://www.deathbysuburb.net/2007/02/15/silence-for-whimps.html/comment-page-1#comment-2608 Reid Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:02:24 +0000 http://www.deathbysuburb.net/?p=41#comment-2608 Sure you can turn off the radio, tv, cell phone etc. and carve out a few minutes of silence. But, when the noise is out of our control (external), the silence to focus on is internal. Internal silence allows us to see moments for what they are, their meaning, the voice of God speaking in our own thoughts. Internal silence happens amisdt the external distractions, when the distractions are no longer our focus. Sure you can turn off the radio, tv, cell phone etc. and carve out a few minutes of silence. But, when the noise is out of our control (external), the silence to focus on is internal. Internal silence allows us to see moments for what they are, their meaning, the voice of God speaking in our own thoughts. Internal silence happens amisdt the external distractions, when the distractions are no longer our focus.

]]> By: Tom Ekin http://www.deathbysuburb.net/2007/02/15/silence-for-whimps.html/comment-page-1#comment-2607 Tom Ekin Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:32:48 +0000 http://www.deathbysuburb.net/?p=41#comment-2607 I have not considered myself a whimp since entering adolescence at age 11 and I am still basking in adolescence almost daily many years later. I am not a whimp but I do like silence. You will find me nodding my head with the women. Right now I am sitting in the Phoenix airport. Speakers are blasting with garbled announcements, people talking loudly on their cell phones, a television drowning on and on. It would be nice to have some peace and quiet. Aaahuum. Aaahuum. Regrettably it is too noisy to hear myself think and I can not remember my mantra. Blocking out the noise will not produce silence. If a man is alone in the desert is he still wrong? Yes. Even the peace a quiet of the desert can not produce silence. I need God for true silence. I have not considered myself a whimp since entering adolescence at age 11 and I am still basking in adolescence almost daily many years later. I am not a whimp but I do like silence. You will find me nodding my head with the women. Right now I am sitting in the Phoenix airport. Speakers are blasting with garbled announcements, people talking loudly on their cell phones, a television drowning on and on. It would be nice to have some peace and quiet. Aaahuum. Aaahuum. Regrettably it is too noisy to hear myself think and I can not remember my mantra. Blocking out the noise will not produce silence. If a man is alone in the desert is he still wrong? Yes. Even the peace a quiet of the desert can not produce silence. I need God for true silence.

]]> By: Lisa Strnad http://www.deathbysuburb.net/2007/02/15/silence-for-whimps.html/comment-page-1#comment-2606 Lisa Strnad Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:35:25 +0000 http://www.deathbysuburb.net/?p=41#comment-2606 I'm not a great thinker. I don't really think we need to over analyze the fact that none of truly understand Grace. I think the fact that God became man to save us, causes us silence because it is something we can't understand. That fullness of love....love so undeserved. It leaves us speechless. As for silence, in general. Well, I, like your wife crave just a minute of alone time with my own thoughts. Hmmm..maybe I COULD be a great thinker, one day!! :) I’m not a great thinker. I don’t really think we need to over analyze the fact that none of truly understand Grace. I think the fact that God became man to save us, causes us silence because it is something we can’t understand. That fullness of love….love so undeserved. It leaves us speechless.

As for silence, in general. Well, I, like your wife crave just a minute of alone time with my own thoughts. Hmmm..maybe I COULD be a great thinker, one day!! :)

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