Loving The Quiet

I love to be quiet. I love quiet. There is nothing like QUIET! LOL!! Consistent quiet..no. I'm a wife and mother. I love my family. I love the sound of their laughter and happiness. I can even deal with the disagreements and the yelling to a certain degree. That's called life. However, there must be a time of QUIET. Time to sit in silence and meditate, read the word and reflect on the goodness of God or time to be quiet and just think....NOTHING. Its important. None of us can remain in our sound mind if we have the tv and radio constantly blasting or always talking on the phone or with our friends. We can never regroup and reenergize if we are always running to and from and filling up our schedules with busy NOTHINGNESS. In the end, where does that get us? What are we chasing? Even as young as my 38 years, sometimes I long for the times of simplicity. The times where families sat down and ate dinner together. The times where the children had daily chores to do. The time where families had to grow their own food and raise their own livestock. The times where neighbors knew each other and watched out for each other and the whole neighborhood raised a child and people had good, sound morals! I will gladly take those times over the ones we live in now where there is an excess of greed, coldness and people that are just so busy that life is passing them by but they don't even realize it!! Slow down people!!! Relect, breathe, pray, be thankful. Be quiet and hear God. Don't get caught up in the everyday busy that pulls you away from God.