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    The Need for Quiet

    We live in a noisy world. Yep, noise pollution is a thing. Sometimes it comes with people. Other times it comes with the machines we can no longer live without. Have you ever listened to the silence that comes when the power goes out of your home? That louder than thunder stillness in which you can hear your heart beat. You hear every creak of the house and every raindrop on the roof, wondering if you will ever be able to fall asleep. When we lose power at home, I go a bit into survival mode, but once we have light and everyone is settled down, I grab my notebook…

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    Perfectly Alone

    I am sitting in a coffee shop in a town far away from home, enjoying the rare quiet, reflecting on just how unusual this is. I had just walked out of my hotel and into the hot windy weather. For a moment I closed my eyes to relish the feel of heat and wind on my face. It had been a rough couple of days and I was feeling none too positive. Somehow, the wind cleansed away the creeping dark mood I’d been carrying. A feeling of peace came over me. As I now sit and write with soft music playing and the barista the only other person in the…