The Secret of Empty Spaces
Today the September/October issue of Networking Times hits the stands, and with it a piece I wrote in which I talk about the value of not talking so much.
“I remember my eighteenth birthday. I was young and in love, and the road ahead was positively shimmering with possibilities. I was unstoppable, and nothing was impossible.
“Then post-eighteen life began unfolding. Strivings, successes, failures, catastrophes. Fortunes rose and fell, marriages and friendships blossomed and crumbled. Some public triumphs, some personal tragedies, more roadblocks and dead ends and cul-de-sacs than I’d ever dream the universe could supply.
“This summer, I turned fifty-four. (That’s three times eighteen.) I am young and in love; the road ahead positively shimmers with possibilities, and nothing seems impossible. It’s good to be back…”
Click here to read the entire editorial (and find out how the heck I segue from “turning fifty-four” to the “secret of empty spaces”…)
September 1st, 2008 at 7:34 pm
John,
This summer I turned fifty-five.
Once we’re past a half a hundred, empty spaces are welcomed and appreciated far more than during the first “half.” I think we just develop a keener eye and a more solid understanding of what really matters in life.
The empty spaces used to be filled with frivolous activities and chatter.
I’ve heard some folks say, “The silence is deadening.” Let’s just assume they haven’t turned fifty yet!
Write On,
~Melanie