Peace & Quiet
The Oxford Dictionary defines peace as "freedom from disturbance; tranquility." Quiet is defined as "little or no noise." Hopefully these words and their meanings conjure up positive thoughts for you. I'm guessing they used to. Peace & quiet was something you dreamed for one day. You couldn't begin to comprehend what was way out of your immediate reach. Now peace & quiet are well within your grasp. Why do we wish for the gift of peace & quiet for so long and then not fully appreciate its giftedness once it finally arrives? I'm asking myself the same question. We all welcome peace. Quiet, not so much. Maybe it's because quiet can be glaringly loud. The absence of noises we are used to with the previous hustle and bustle can be deafening in our new-found silence. That peace that comes along side of perpetual quiet should be relished. It should be celebrated. We have earned the blessed calm found in the peace and in the quiet....