Silence

Depending on the moment or situation, silence can be a beautiful thing or a scary thing. I found that in my experience many people are uncomfortable with silence. That is a shame. Silence can be extremely therapeutic. That is one of the first things I learned in my counseling classes. Although two people may be sitting in the same room saying nothing to each other, there is still something that is being communicated in that silence. Silence gives people a chance to just sit and be or think or process.

I understand that silence can also be awkward sometimes, especially if you are with someone that you don't know very well. It takes a certain level of comfortability to sit in silence with someone and not feel awkward. I also understand that different personalities use and interpret silence differently. Some people say everything that pops into their head, while others carefully choose what they want to say. I'd say I lean towards the latter.

I am perfectly content to sit in silence with someone I am comfortable with. It is soothing to me. Sometimes that silence is loaded with unspoken words, and other times it simply is silence. Either way, I appreciate when others are ok with my silence. It is a part of who I am and it will probably never change.