Silence is Golden

I still don't really get what that means. I think it means that silence is worth its weight in gold...but isn't an articulate word equally prized? I'm just sayin'...

If you know me, you know that I love music. While driving, I can almost always be heard partially down the street I am traveling on. I can't help it, I love the beats, the lyrics, the harmonies...I love the feeling that your car is your studio and that you CAN be a drummer. Everyone sounds good singing in their car. I also sometimes have to head bob or move my shoulders to the groovy tunes. I know my sister would bury her head in her hands, but I'm a slave to the art. Can you blame me?

I recently discovered another band/artist that I LOVE. Seriously...I heart this CD. Background...I was the last to discover 4Him, D(ecent) C(hristian) Talk, and numerous other groups. I don't know what it is, but I'm always coming in late to catch the BANDwagon. :) In any case, I have recently discovered TobyMac.

Originally, I thought I wouldn't like it because DC Talk dared to split up. I spent many an hour with Nu Thang on repeat and "Socially Acceptable" from their Free At Last tape (that's right, it was a tape) was my first breakthrough to the world of Christian Contemporary music. So what could be better than that? I wrote all the spin-off albums off.

Turns out, I was wrong. You won't hear that very often, because this is only about the second time I've been wrong in my life. So enjoy it now...I was very wrong. I love almost every track on the "Portable Sounds" CD and it is going to ROCK the HOUSE when I work out using it as my soundtrack.

Sidenote: Does anyone else ever feel like they are in a movie with a soundtrack playing in the back? I almost always feel this way at the gym and when I am getting ready for work. I think a montage plays in my head. Anyone? Anyone? Ahem. Okay then. Moving on...

I did not intend to say any of this so far...but here's the reason for my post. Yesterday, I got in my car and I didn't turn on my music. I didn't pick up my cell phone (and hands-free earpiece) and call any of my friends or family. I didn't talk at the truck that cut me off.

I just sat there in silence. All the way home, I basked it in. I don't get how silence has a sound, but it does. It's like a cotton ball deafening sound. And I love it. There's so much happening in my life every second that I rarely take time to just be silent and think. I have to tell you that it was a mini-spa experience in my car that day.

I think we take silence for granted. The listening ear of a friend, the walk in the snow at night with nothing around, the lack of white noise. So, give silence a try today and see how you like it. Just be still and quiet...see what happens.

Does this mean I won't be listening to my rad albums anymore? Now, people let's not get crazy!

Merry Christmas! Or as we used to say at Term101...Mary Christian!