Comments on: Silence or solitude?

By: Rodrigo Pittman

Rodrigo Pittman — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 07:30:50 +0000

Hmmm. This is thought-provoking. But how about both?

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 13:10:57 +0000

In reply to Kelly Chripczuk. That sounds delightful, Kelly! I wouldn't have understood that "communion" in practicing silence with others until I experienced it myself. It is a beautiful thing.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 13:09:54 +0000

In reply to Lori Schumaker. I understand, Lori. We definitely have acclimated to noise in our society, yes? In 2011 we had devastating tornadoes here in Alabama and were without electricity for a week. It was a VERY quiet week. It took a few days to adjust to the silence, but then I grew to enjoy it. Yet when the electricity came back on, I was more than happy to plug back in. ;-)

By: Kelly Chripczuk

Kelly Chripczuk — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:10:45 +0000

Thank you for sharing your practice, Lisa. I’m participating this year in a monthly silent retreat day, it’s such a good practice for me. I love silence, especially in the company of others – there’s a sweet communion there.

By: Lori Schumaker

Lori Schumaker — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 07:39:25 +0000

What a great experience! I must be honest and admit a fast from all the noise would be extremely difficult for me. But, maybe something to pray about! Wow! Thank you so much for sharing!

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 19:20:46 +0000

In reply to floyd. Thanks, Floyd. It helps me to follow through once I write a check and register for something. :) Otherwise, I'd probably back out of adventures like this at the last minute.

By: floyd

floyd — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 16:40:08 +0000

This is great. Having good intention, well, you know what they say about that and the destination… It’s encouraging that you showed the discipline to follow through. Sacrifice always seems to pay the biggest dividends in God’s economy.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 02:32:26 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Dougan. Thank you, Jennifer. I find myself drifting back to the pictures to recreate the feel in my mind from what I experienced over the weekend.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 02:28:57 +0000

In reply to Michele Morin. You make a good point, Michele: we have to be flexible to work within our individual circumstances and our own internal clock in finding the right time for solitude. I have a lot more freedom now since my daughters each have their own homes, but there's still lots of things to do in a day so I find myself getting stingy with my time. I have to remind myself that a feast awaits if I'll let go of other things!

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 02:26:56 +0000

In reply to Betsy de Cruz. Getting away from noise is hard, especially if you live with other people, which most of us do. Being in the empty nest season, I have LOTS more quietness in the house now, and while I miss my daughters living here, I don't miss the noisiness in and of itself. Glad you can at least go to the back of your house for some quiet. :)