12.2.13

nature's silence


Silence is such a quaint term. Can you actually hear it? No, most people would say, because silence is nothing but the absence of sound... right? Well, no. Silence is much, much more than that. You can hear it, just as long as you listen hard enough.

Silence is among the foamy waves, crashing on a sandy shore. In the trickle of a river among the tall grasses of a meadow. In a wood at dawn, among the ancient tree trunks. Amid the early morning mist, stretching across the countryside. In the patter of rain on a windowpane. It is the rumble of thunder before a storm. Silence is in the wind, whistling across the trees. In falling leaves during autumn. It is a snowflake, just settling on the ground. The first rays of sun, peeking over a hill. In birdsong in the morning & cricket lullabies at evening. It is the little peepholes of twinkling light, poked through the dark fabric of our night sky. It is in the golden light at sunset.

Nature's silence is everywhere. It listens, understands, & inspires. It connects with the deepest parts of our souls. All we have to do is slow down & observe a bit more. Be attentive. Can you hear it a little more clearly now?

hugs, eve

13 comments:

  1. oh, Eve. this is absolutely beautiful. i have often thought of this, and it so true. you put it so beautifully, and how it actually is. :) love this.

    xo.

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  2. your writing is pretty. :)

    (NO NO NO NO THAT PICTURE WHEN DID YOU TAKE IT HOW DID YOU ESCAPE THE CANADIAN DEEP FREEZE)

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  3. this shot does give a thought of ''silence'' i like it and it's beautiful eve. xx

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  4. LOVE this Eve!!!!!! And your picture! How in the world do you do that. Why do you do that. Why do you kill me with awesomeness.

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  5. Eve! You are so awesome. SO glad to see you on here -- BEAUTIFUL.

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  6. I can't tell you how beautiful this is. Every word you wrote is pulsing and overflowing with indescribable beauty.

    And that picture? It honestly seemed to come alive on my screen. Yes, my heart skipped a beat when I first saw it on my computer screen.

    Hugs from England,

    Acacia

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  7. ahh, this is beautiful. and that picture is perfect.

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  9. silence is in the stars' twinkling, too.
    oh eve. this is beautiful. it leads right back to our manifesto.

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  10. wow, this is absolutely amazing. i've never realized this before, lovely post x

    -Jianine

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