Chapters of Silence
<p>I read an anonymous quote recently that crashed into me like an ocean wave hits a shoreline. It went like this: in life, everyone has a chapter they don’t read out loud.</p>
<p>Ironically, I read this quote at a time when my private chapters were front and center in my mind. It was a familiar time when they seemed to come alive and demand my attention. The clock read 3:30 a.m. as I lay awake processing and dealing with my chapter(s), wishing I could fall asleep and escape the ongoing dramatic internal readings.</p>
<p>This isn’t a new phenomenon in my life. I have experienced too many sleepless nights in my mental book filled with these chapters that are never to be read aloud. As such, these messy chapters demand a generous amount of my mental and emotional energy and show up when my mind is quiet and needs rest. There was a day when I used to fight the insomnia. Now, I’ve befriended it, and I welcome it and leverage the time to explore the deepest and most treacherous private chapters of my life. But primarily alone and in the dark. Maybe this sounds familiar?</p>
<p>Perhaps I should just go for it and read these silent chapters out loud. Maybe sharing them would be best. Even with just a few trusted friends. But no. That can’t be right though. The collateral damage would be immense. To do so would make such an incredible mess. It’s probably just best to leave it alone and keep these chapters quiet. Seems like the prudent thing to do.</p>
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