A new year is here and what am I thinking about? Being quiet. Truthfully, I am not a very quiet person. I do wish to be though. In so many different ways I am seeking quietness.
1. Speak less. Okay, well maybe not less, but work on saying on the things that are important. I mean, who really needs to hear every little thought that comes popping out of my head? That’s what the blog is for maybe?
2. Speak softer. There are two ways to read this and both are on my list of things to do. Firstly I want to tone down the volume of my voice in my house. My kids are loud. My husband watches TV loudly. There are days when it feels like I am screaming all the time. I don’t want to scream. I don’t want to shout. I don’t want to kick my heels up. I want more quiet. The second part of speaking softer is choosing softer words when speaking to others. I am going to work on smoothing out my tongue. Too many barbs.
3. Less noise all over my life. My life, like most everyone’s is very noisy. There are TVs and computers and phones and radios and kids and animals and the list can go on and on, of all the things that make noise and disrupt and distort our inner voice. I don’t really know how it will work but I have the intention to unplug and silence some of my daily life. I will let you know how that goes.
My friend Amber had a wonderful idea last year to think of a word, rather than a resolution. I liked her idea so much I am trying it on for size this year. 2012 – the year of quietness. How about you. Do you have a word or a resolution for 2012?
