Nothing To Say.

If you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all.

~moms everywhere.

I admit: I've said it.  And though I mean it when I share this with my kids, I think I may mean a bit more.

Perhaps, along the lines of Right Speech, I really mean, "If you don't have anything honest and of a timely nature to say that will add benefit to this conversation, then don't say anything at all."

I went to see Karen Maezen Miller speak at Butler University on Wednesday.  I have long loved her and her writing.  Being in her presence was an affirmation of that love.  

And yet, I don't want to say anything.

The experience was .... again, no words.  Why do I keep trying to talk?

Lest I leave you with the wrong impression, I am in awe of the reality that she brings to the table.  I will share in a later post how a simple hug offered me a glimpse into who I want to be (who I am), how fascinating it is to be with someone who is present with everyone and yet just one...and yet, now is not the time.  By not letting myself sit with the experience and trying to share it before having the words, I am not adding benefit to our conversation.

So I acknowledge my silence on the matter ...and many other matters for that matter... and wish you a beautiful weekend.

Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought:

So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.

~T.S. Elliot

Namaste.

Comments

[edenclare]

oooh la la...love your new blog look...
have nominated you for a liebster
pop to mine and copy what you need
onto your blog and nominate five
more...be a fun way to greet and meet
others...loving my elephant project..
each mindful moment is carried into
the following week...xoxo

[Maia]

Lisa, I love this post-non-post!

I seem to have a rhythm in my life of also wanting to fall silent every winter, and even though I am a writer by heart, words begin to fail me. I used to worry about those times, precisely because I am a writer, but I have learned to love them now and appreciate the deep wisdom that flows through them.

The TS Eliot quote captures it perfectly.... xox

[Theresa]

I have actually recently been struggling with whether to say what is really on my mind - or hold it all in - so as not to make waves. Of course, when I ask the hubby - he says to let it all pass. But then it festers in me...why should I not say what is on my mind? Will I be thought of as a mean person? Will people think I am callous and confrontational? It's a never-ending struggle. Of course, I don't want to make waves - and I hold what is bothering inside me. OK - this is veering totally off topic. But the "nothing to say" quote resonated with me.