the pursuit of silence

Have you ever enjoyed the silence? I don't mean being alone. I mean the sound of silence. Have you ever sat down at a table, and everyone seems to be on their phone. Have you been home and have the electronic devices off? Do people ever look up anymore.

We lose touch with our surroundings and we forget to enjoy what comes our way. We miss a smile from a stranger. We miss who waved hello on the road. We can not even hear the wind anymore because we have a device planted in our ears.

There are a few people that still want to find the sound of silence. What does this mean? We urge to go on vacation to get away from all the noise that consumes our lives. From a busy work place to how loud a restaurant is that you can not seem to hold a conversation long enough before its over powered by the loudness and how bored you are that you pick up that device to not acknowledge what it is in front of you.

When you choose a destination to feel at ease or restless, is it not the same as what you left back home.

Silence is what will come to exist in the future.

The Pursuit of Silence was recommended to us to watch at the film festival. Now I'm recommending you to watch it. It will open your eyes to the sounds that you can not hear anymore and you'll learn how important it can impact your life.

where I go to find the silence

When I go to the beach once a year it's to get away from the city. To go where no one knows my name. To leave all worries behind. I go when it's not beach season so it won't be so crowded. We go to the tip of the island where I know no one will go. I bring a foldable lawn chair and sit it on the sand. I sit down and stare out at the big endless water and lose my train of thought. Sit there for an hour before I realize thoughts are coming back to me and I start to reevaluate my life. Start acknowledging the waves and the seagulls again. How I've disturbed their daily routine by sitting here. Gathering my chair and heading back realizing that this feeling is therapeutic and won't ever get this way for another year. This is the sound of silence. My pursuit of silence.

Sometimes you have to break from all the noise to appreciate the beauty of silence -Robert Tew

This film is our documentary this year and I gave it a five. Excellent.

This is why the people that live out in the country will live longer, healthier lives than people that live in the city.

I love the city, I live it. I also get lost in the sounds to find the silence in it.

away from home

Almost backed out but decided to take the trip last minute. Packed the night before and had three backseat drivers this year. Was thinking about boarding them but decided that the price to have them with us was cheaper. Besides Sadie loves the beach and it would be Lucy's first time. Have you ever traveled with three four legged babies? They sleep most of the way and the only part that is challenging is when you stop for that pit stop. They are confused and don't know if it's safe to go.

Sadie

It always rains on us as we drive to our destination. Nothing major this time. I actually like when it rains, it cools the drive. We arrived late so the only thing we were able to do tonight was go out for dinner. Ate at this place called cap'n Roy's seafood and Mexican but I really wouldn't recommend it. It was our first time there and we didn't like the service either. But we have to try a new place every time we come. Rained again. The smell of rain with the wind blowing next to the beach is a very relaxing feeling. Don't know what tomorrow holds, just know that I'm with great company.


it includes a fumi salad, my fumi salad had ramen noodles

The only thing I can tell you is that if the opportunity comes to go out and leave everything behind for a few days, do it. Even I need a break from the city and people. One of my favorite things is not knowing what people will come across my path.