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Silence Is Status Quo
Shelly Hassett is the featured writer for this month’s post. Shelly is twenty-four years old. She has a B.S. in Environmental Studies and teaches elementary school science. I met Shelly when she was in middle school. When all the other students were in line talking a mile a minute on the way to lunch, there was Shelly, book in hand, learning about the world. She’s extremely well-read which is why I keep encouraging her to write. I was thrilled when she agreed to write this post.
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Peace
The hour before sunset is my favorite time of day. This is when I feel a pull to drive to the Cape beach or plant myself on the sidewalk outside our front door. There I sit with five cats lounging beside me, all of us silent. The sky is filled with hues of yellow, pink, orange, and blue. Palm trees wave in the wind. A dove coos. I am grateful. I find that silence heals me from the clutter of life. Here are the words of Sue Monk Kidd taken from her book, FIRSTLIGHT. There is an extraordinary need in our lives for silence. The constant noise and chatter, internal…
