Silence

How often recently I have ignored the chance to sit in silence. This semester has been full of more free time than most others, but as a result I have found I fill the time with many things. All of them are good; I spend time with friends, I plan meetings with people I haven't seen in a long time, and I even do readings for class :D But I have not been giving much time for silence. I have not spent much time reflecting on this semester, and more importantly my time in college. How quickly the time has passed. How old I feel. I realized today that I am entering a strange time of life where I am no longer a student (in the sense of going to school), and I am not a "real" adult in the working world. Yet I do not feel frightened or stressed by this. God has some plan for me, and while I may not know what it is, I am sure it is great. I need to find time for silence though, for prayer, for conversation with God. Even amid the noise of everyday life, silence is possible. I think I have been finding that silence easy, but I have been avoiding true silence, alone with myself. In some sense, I have been ignoring an old dear friend, a friend who knows my entire life thus far, and will be with me for the rest of my life. Why do I forget the silence with myself? Why do I avoid awesome opportunities to get to know my own desires better? Silence is certainly not easy, but it can offer so much. I just need to be open to those precious moments.