to even try to talk about silence is of course an oxymoron jumbo shrimp original
course an oxymoron jumbo shrimp original
course an oxymoron jumbo shrimp original copies this past spring my students and
copies this past spring my students and
copies this past spring my students and I set out to compile a list of
I set out to compile a list of
I set out to compile a list of agreed-upon facts oil floats on water if
agreed-upon facts oil floats on water if
agreed-upon facts oil floats on water if you touch its whiskers a cat will blink
you touch its whiskers a cat will blink
you touch its whiskers a cat will blink the world is not flat but the exercise
the world is not flat but the exercise
the world is not flat but the exercise got very tricky very quickly because
got very tricky very quickly because
got very tricky very quickly because what we were relying upon had to do with
what we were relying upon had to do with
what we were relying upon had to do with insight look up the word in any
insight look up the word in any
insight look up the word in any dictionary and you find it to mean
dictionary and you find it to mean
dictionary and you find it to mean acumen deep perception but dig deeper
acumen deep perception but dig deeper
acumen deep perception but dig deeper and you come upon the word in sick
and you come upon the word in sick
and you come upon the word in sick furniture household goods law
furniture household goods law
furniture household goods law terminology found in Scottish archives
terminology found in Scottish archives
terminology found in Scottish archives that is amazing insight something we can
that is amazing insight something we can
that is amazing insight something we can own something we do own like a cup of
own something we do own like a cup of
own something we do own like a cup of coffee or a purse not just sling we have
coffee or a purse not just sling we have
coffee or a purse not just sling we have flashes of or moments of you can always
flashes of or moments of you can always
flashes of or moments of you can always get your insight but how through silence
get your insight but how through silence
get your insight but how through silence let’s try for a moment to just be silent
maybe you thought something that
maybe you thought something that surprised you if you had more time maybe
surprised you if you had more time maybe
surprised you if you had more time maybe you’d have more insight our world today
you’d have more insight our world today
you’d have more insight our world today is incredibly noisy our cell phones beep
is incredibly noisy our cell phones beep
is incredibly noisy our cell phones beep our cars alarm our dryers buzz
our cars alarm our dryers buzz
our cars alarm our dryers buzz advertisements the news the election
advertisements the news the election
advertisements the news the election listen to me the world says clamor of
listen to me the world says clamor of
listen to me the world says clamor of bounds and it strikes me as true that
bounds and it strikes me as true that
bounds and it strikes me as true that particularly people who are highly
particularly people who are highly
particularly people who are highly motivated say I just do not have time
motivated say I just do not have time
motivated say I just do not have time for silence I mean how am I going to fit
for silence I mean how am I going to fit
for silence I mean how am I going to fit that into my day silence not sorry but
that into my day silence not sorry but
that into my day silence not sorry but who amongst us does not want to be a
who amongst us does not want to be a
who amongst us does not want to be a little bit like Finnegan floating in
little bit like Finnegan floating in
little bit like Finnegan floating in spacious pneus surrounded in the
spacious pneus surrounded in the
spacious pneus surrounded in the spaciousness not cluttered in silence
spaciousness not cluttered in silence
spaciousness not cluttered in silence can provide that sense of spaciousness
can provide that sense of spaciousness
can provide that sense of spaciousness and let us get to our furniture our
and let us get to our furniture our
and let us get to our furniture our household goods that insight that
household goods that insight that
household goods that insight that doesn’t just come in flashes we have it
doesn’t just come in flashes we have it
doesn’t just come in flashes we have it all the time often silence is the very
all the time often silence is the very
all the time often silence is the very best answer we seem to be afraid of it
best answer we seem to be afraid of it
best answer we seem to be afraid of it people say that was an awkward silence
people say that was an awkward silence
people say that was an awkward silence well actually the silence is not awkward
well actually the silence is not awkward
well actually the silence is not awkward maybe what came before it is awkward
maybe what came before it is awkward
maybe what came before it is awkward maybe what might come afterwards you’re
maybe what might come afterwards you’re
maybe what might come afterwards you’re afraid of but the silence actually not
afraid of but the silence actually not
afraid of but the silence actually not awkward I am 10 and my father stops the
awkward I am 10 and my father stops the
awkward I am 10 and my father stops the car in southeast DC and we watched the
car in southeast DC and we watched the
car in southeast DC and we watched the circus unload the ostrich sachets down
circus unload the ostrich sachets down
circus unload the ostrich sachets down the steel ramps into the city streets
the steel ramps into the city streets
the steel ramps into the city streets the giraffe even womb bent her neck to
the giraffe even womb bent her neck to
the giraffe even womb bent her neck to fit through the door my father and I
fit through the door my father and I
fit through the door my father and I watched in silence in awe 31 years later
watched in silence in awe 31 years later
watched in silence in awe 31 years later when my oncologist puts up the slideshow
when my oncologist puts up the slideshow
when my oncologist puts up the slideshow of my mammogram and I see that the
of my mammogram and I see that the
of my mammogram and I see that the calcifications have formed a very nice
calcifications have formed a very nice
calcifications have formed a very nice neat tight cluster I saw the stern look
neat tight cluster I saw the stern look
neat tight cluster I saw the stern look on his face we both simply stood in
on his face we both simply stood in
on his face we both simply stood in silence knowing that I would never be
silence knowing that I would never be
silence knowing that I would never be the same again our world has wonderful
the same again our world has wonderful
the same again our world has wonderful wonderful details if we can get it just
wonderful details if we can get it just
wonderful details if we can get it just a little bit closer than usual if we
a little bit closer than usual if we
a little bit closer than usual if we take the time and allow the spaciousness
take the time and allow the spaciousness
take the time and allow the spaciousness of silence our insight is our furniture
of silence our insight is our furniture
of silence our insight is our furniture it’s ours if we just allow that space
it’s ours if we just allow that space
it’s ours if we just allow that space around it let’s just end in a few
around it let’s just end in a few
around it let’s just end in a few seconds of silence
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