Today I decided not to say a single word throughout the day. The day is almost over and I’ve looked back at what I learned today.
I used a note pad and pencil to communicate, and since writing is inconvenient as it takes a long time, I was forced to only tell people things when it was important.
When you shut your mouth, you open your mind. I definitely learned this today. Although I was with people for most of the day, I felt as if they weren’t there a lot of the time. This allowed me to feel isolated. I had a lot of time to think.
At times it was stressful, but over all I was more relaxed than usual, because I simply accepted that I couldn’t tell people everything on my mind. It was meditative in a way.
It feels as if not only I am silent, but that the whole world is silent. I honestly recommend everyone to try this, as it truly is soothing. It’s not as hard as I thought it’d be. Communicated was mostly sufficient with nods and groans, but if I needed to say something specific, I’d simply write it. Every cashier and retailer understood too.
Edit: I DID accidentally say about 5 words today. But it’s okay if you accidentally let a few slip. You only fail when you stop trying. Besides these 5 accidental words, I had no exceptions.
Submitted November 22, 2019 at 08:43AM by jetoler https://ift.tt/37umq4w
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