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In this moment, I’ve got nothing that improves on silence.
What I do have would only add to the cacophony that’s already burying what precious silence might help us find our way in this world.
I almost followed that up with a show-offy list of things that are wrong with the world, which does nothing useful.
My inner elder said, Let’s not go there.
She said, Drop into silence instead.
She said, Go out in nature.
Or put on the beats with the sound-cancelling feature, listen for it, for your own pulse, your breath, your heartbeat.
Actively seek out sounds that do improve on silence, or at least the sounds that hold hands with silence.
It all starts with where we decide to place our attention.
Believe it or not, as infuriating as it sounds, it is really just that simple.
Tina Lear has written since she could hold a pencil. She’s completed four musicals with her long time collaborator, writer Elise Forier-Edie, taught yoga to inmates at Rikers Island, performed for thousands at Folk Festivals nationwide, and driven cattle in Wyoming. Check out her debut fantasy novel recently released, and her collection of poetry: Partial Views. If you want to interact with her about books, join her Website, Substack, Facebook Page, Instagram, and LinkedIn
