If you’re like me, you’re probably reading this with music on. Take a moment and listen to it (or turn your favorite song on) and listen for the moments that there is silence during the song.
One of the most beautiful elements of meditation (or, you know, breathing) is that pause between breaths. That moment that you’ve expelled your breath and your body prepares to take in anew. It’s magic if you take a moment to focus on it.
The single greatest interview tactic a journalist is taught is to ask a question and then shut up. 9 out of 10 times the interviewee fills the silence.
Silence isn’t absence, it’s presence and it’s power.
Stay Positive & …………
Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Senior Content Specialist at Encompass Technologies, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.
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