For a healthy body and mind one ought to embrace silence. It turns out that silence is really helpful for our minds and can bring health benefits. The research into how good silence is for us is still up and coming but the results are looking good! Indeed, silence is
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: The Caregiver Benefits of Silence and Solitude
This morning, I have no intention of getting dressed. I have a cold and sore throat, but I’m not complaining, because I’m tucked up in a cosy robe, reading in a blissfully quiet house. An hour ago, I settled on the sofa with my coffee and “The Guardian” newspaper open
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Unhappy Reality of Female Socialization :(
A helpful primer for the dudes out there. Thank you, Fugitivus “Here’s a situation every woman is familiar with: some guy she knows, perhaps a casual acquaintance, perhaps just some dude at the bus stop, is obviously infatuated with her. He’s making conversation, he’s giving her the eye. She
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Country life, and the glory of silence
I say aloud to myself, “Ahh…it’s so quite here! Thank God I moved to the country!” And the words reverberate warmly through the room, their sound highlighting by contrast the rich, glorious silence which they flow through, like ripples on a shimmering lake, the glint of sunlight reflecting diamonds all
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