FlexRex: Fictional Blogger

The principle for Day #41 on the 101-day book report says: "Be still and know."

Silence is one of the recurring themes in the 101 Ways to Transform Your Life book, and I think there's a reason for that:

In our culture, experiencing silence is really hard. Even at home, it seems like the TV, radio, iPod, and cellphone just want to be turned on. And if we step outside to get away, we don't even seem to notice that coffee shops can be as noisy as a race track.

But silence has rewards--it just takes a conscious effort to make it possible. And today as I flick off everything and just sit in this quiet room, the tapping at the window is just the notion that I'm missing out on something.