Sounds of Silence

Silence is a rare treat in my life. Sometimes, when I'm experiencing a moment of silence, I actually have to work at feeling comfortable with the absence of noise. Noise to me is important. The important sounds of my children playing, fighting, laughing..that chaotic noise always brings me great comfort because I know everyone is alive and well. Without the chaos I feel alone and wondering where are they? Are they ok? For me, in my life, noise is important. Yet I am in love with meditation. Meditation is the act of bringing myself to center and is the space in which I find clarity. I can quite easily block out the noise and meditate within the midst of the chaos. There is something to be said in tuning things out in order to find some balance. This may be why I always appear calm and serene even when I am at the grocery store with all of my lil ones! When a person can find their center, can find calm in the middle of chaos, this brings them the ability to more readily handle stressful situations. I think this will be my saving grace as a person working in the field of social work...finding my own silence in the midst of the chaos.