Ever sit in a room…..

[jim_slim]

Ever sit in a room in complete silence? Just you and your thoughts? Sometimes silence is golden! Be still and listen…..

 

[IrishEyes]

Complete silence is my dark place. When I want/need peace and (what I call quiet) I sit outside
and listen to the birds. No sound and my brain begins humming things I should let lay down.
I wish sometimes I could just shut it all off.

 

[dobielvr]

I do this a lot...after waking up, I'll sometimes go lay back down just to clear my head. It's quiet and peaceful. I do the same sitting in front of the fireplace with the fire roaring. Just close my eyes and sit.

 

[KSav]

I do not; I tend to overthink.

 

[Gardenlover]

I do it often, no lights at night. I've also done float therapy, which is a step above in my opinion.

 

[Paco Dennis]

Yes, I do sit in silence most of the day. Knowing that thoughts are like clouds, they form and then disperse. I have noticed that some thoughts are much bigger than others.

 

[C50]

I enjoy silence, I have a very active mind so noises like TVs or radios or people talking trespass on my thoughts.

 

[JustBonee]

I too enjoy silent time with my thoughts. Seems like a good practice to me.

 

[astralcat]

Isn't sitting quietly in a room a form of meditation? Shikataza - I may have misspelled that.

 

[Lawrence00]

with meditation, sit and observe, do not participate
let thoughts just float away
my definition anyway

 

[seadoug]

I'm never at home without some type of distraction. It's usually TV. However, when I go out into the courtyard or walk by the lake near our house I just enjoy hearing the sounds of nature. I can't imagine complete silence. That's not to say I don't admire those who can sit in total silence and just reflect. I tried meditation but my brain never shuts down.

 

[astralcat]

There are different forms of meditation – most people associate meditating with breathing exercises – but walking beside a lake, listing to birdsong is also a form of mindfulness meditation

 

[ohioboy]

Someone has died,
Arrangements must be made.
Many will feel sorrow,
Soon the sadness will fade.

Many people will come
As they did once before.
Enter the eternal tomb
And leave their names at the door.

Many will stand at the casket
Crying with the pain they bare.
Me, I mourn in my own way----
I just sit quietly in a chair.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

Sometimes I'll get tired of hearing the T.V. and even music, which I love....so Yes. However this ADD brain is always churning, so not for long.

 

[Aunt Bea]

All of my working life I had to multi task and keep many balls in the air. The need for that frenzied pace is gone and it’s time to slow down to the natural speed of life, easier said than done.

At first, silence is creepy but after a few minutes it begins to have a calming effect.

I think that silence helps us to focus on a specific task, be more mindful, live in the moment, etc…

It still reminds me of boring Sunday afternoons when I was a kid and could sit and watch the dust falling as the sun streamed in the dining room window, the only sound was the ticking of a big old clock.

There probably is some benefit to returning to the days of appointment tv and radio when those devices were only turned on at specific times each day.

 

[dusty]

Everyday. I meditate.

 

[LadyEmeraude]

Silence for me is golden, truly value complete silence
for a period of time every day, just being still.

 

[smiley]

I sit in my gentlemans flat in the woods - my dog makes no sound ;there are no others close by ; few birds I never hear but there is always the buzzing - bees NO - just in my head or ear canals ; I wonder whether absolute silence would be frightening??

 

[Naturally]

Total silence doesn't work well for me. Tinnitus fills that which is vacant and it's not thrilling or relaxing.
Maybe why in the quiet of the night, I sometimes have a hard time going to sleep with all the chirping and ringing in my ears.
Normally, I stream music all day at low background volume rather than constantly listen to what's inside my head.

If outside on a nice warm day and sitting in my swing, silence works there.
I just imagine all the sounds in my ears are coming from nature HA.

 

[jujube]

With tinnitus, there is no such thing as silence. I always hear the "crickets".

I saw a CD for sale once that was one hour of the silence inside the Great Pyramid. Yes, there are people who will pay for a "recording" of silence.

 

[Lavinia]

That is why I love living alone. Complete silence is bliss after living with my family.

 

[Imogene]

With tinnitus, there is no such thing as silence. I always hear the "crickets".

I also have tinnitus, so there is no total silence even if I wanted it - which I don’t. I always have a tv on.

I enjoy “silence” at the barn, at night, after chores are done. It’s a peaceful non- silent silence of nature’s sounds.

 

[Been There]

I am a single man, so I often sit alone in a quiet atmosphere. No tv or radio playing, only complete silence.
It’s a good thing on many days, but if it’s dreary outside, it can make me feel very lonely.
I have learned to live with it.

 

[HazyDavey]

Yes.. I've been doing that a lot lately.

 

[Ronni]

I used to sit quietly for a while every morning with my coffee, before I picked up my phone to check email, social media, read the news etc.

That was before Devin died. These days I am always looking to fill the silence and keep my mind busy to lessen my ruminations and sadness about him.

Silence used to be my friend. Now it’s my enemy.