The word for today is Time Management. (And for the sake of time, I’ve done no editing on this!). I can now see why it’s such a challenge to do everything I have on my plate. It’s because I heap too much on it!

I’m thinking what it would be like to have a silent date with someone. A man I had dated once before I went silent was taken aback when I suggested we try a couple of dates while I was in silence. A man I had dated once before I went silent

We live our own personal drama/comedy/tragedy/adventure stories. Along our journeys, we and our stories bump into each other, crash into each other, embrace each other, or bow to each other. I do my best these days to

I went back into the chapel and was about to sit down to meditate when I noticed the back and slight profile of man, and he struck me as handsome. I said to myself, Simmer down, Donna. This is not the time or place for that.

I had choir rehearsal today. That was interesting. Singing within the practice of Silence. I knew choir rehearsals were starting during this silence. I consider singing in the choir part of my life work…bringing about joy and healing.

The weirdest thing happened today. I needed to give someone $35. To do that, I needed to get change for a $50. I walked to the corner of 7th and Montana, where there are several stores, restaurants, and a bank.

I’ve been struck with how kind everyone has been when they find out I can’t talk. I assume they think I’m damaged, have laryngitis, or that I was born this way. But every time I make the fingers across the throat sign while mouthing, I can’t talk,

It’s an interesting task to get silent on days when there’s so much going on! Going out into the world, then coming home. Then out into the world again, then coming home. It would be SO much simpler if I was in a cave!

30 Days of Silence Day 9: I’m thinking about the insightful quote of Abraham Lincoln’s, “I do not like that man. I must get to know him better.” When we fall out of love with our mate or a family member, or fall out of like with a friend or a colleague,

30-Days of Silence Days 6-8: That last few days have been full of quite a bit of contemplation, and a couple wonderful surprises. It appears that I’m not the only one who is sinking deeper into their life right now.