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.