"The trouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought of yet. ~Ann Landers
Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud. ~Hermann Hesse
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. ~Dorothy Nevill
Of those who say nothing, few are silent. ~Thomas Neill"
Yikes. I think I may be in trouble. Being silent is an art. Have you ever noticed how uncomfortable silence can be? Have you ever noticed how comfortable silence can be? Depends on the relationship, doesn't it? I heard it said that the rests are the hardest part to play on a piece of music. Why is that? I suppose we are more comfortable with doing something than with just being. Yet, when I think about my treasured moments, many of them I cherish are simple and silent, sitting with my husband on a barren rock overlooking a valley, watching my children play and dance in the grass, feeling a friend's comfort as she sits on a curbside to my right, quiet. It's something to think about the next time I'm tempted to fill in where silence would suffice or be the better option. Sh.