Solitude is a concept that I have heard of but never practiced before because I never was able to get the whole not talking concept to work with my mouth. I am a very shy person but when I know people and feel comfortable I can talk nonstop. I love talking to people about their lives and hearing stories from them, as well as telling them how I am doing and telling them stories. This discipline was another one that I knew was going to be difficult but was going to be OK in the end.
I chose to attempt to go part of the day without words, essentially I didn't talk unless I desperately had to. I chose this so that I could feel what God wanted for my life and how words can sometimes not always be the best things to say. With not having the "ability" to talk, I communicated through mime/motions and found that it is hard to convey what I am thinking or want without words; that words are essential to everyday, but some words can be used as blessings and others as swords to people. Something I learned was to chose my words carefully and think about how I talk about people; to have the mindset of Christ and not myself.
Morgan,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you found a way to communicate without using words! I know that I would have a hard time with that. I like to think that I am pretty good at being mindful of the words that come out of my mouth, but there are those times when words come out that I feel I should not be responsible for! I'm glad you were able to commit yourself in this way! Thanks for your post!