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“I’ve begun to realise that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all of its own.” Chaim Potok
Such a sumptuous feast
with food to die for,
true nurture for the body
is gift too for the soul,
inseparable elements,
but, even so
the real food that nurtures
is quite something else,
the presence of absence,
a stillness of silence
an inactive being
that enables me whole.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
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Easiest GF DF recipes that ANYONE can prepare. No BS.
Gonna fill this page with breathings of my heart 💞
Welcome to my personal blog site. I see myself as a free thinker, life explorer, and wisdom collector. Some of my favorite subjects are psychology, philosophy, relationships, society, reading, writing, technology, and lifestyle.
Climate Change
this love fairy fell in love with her ghost
A Love Affair With The Past
Writing, blogging, journaling
Tales from the Life of a Lost Soul
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“enables me whole” – love this, Paul.
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Many thanks VJ.
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Most welcome
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Paul, this is deep, so deep it almost feels like a riddle. Will have to read it again in the morning light.
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Well, thank you Lisa for your thoughtful response.
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🙂
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So true, Paul! There has always to be hunger for silence. Our brain needs time to re-think. Michael
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Yes, far too much noise in the world. Thank you Michael.
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So deep and invites a deeper reflection for the food of the soul.
the real food that nurtures
is quite something else,
the presence of absence,
a stillness of silence
an inactive being
that enables me whole.
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Many thanks Grace for sharing your thoughts.
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Good reminder that true nurture for the body nurtures and soul and vice-versa.
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Absolutely Frank, and yet we forget sometimes.
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We have so little “stillness of silence” in our modern lives. There’s much to be said for it!
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If only we took the time Beverly, yes, our modern lives are the antithesis.
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I long for this sustenance.
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Yes, that real deep yearning.
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So true – you could use this one for the Quiet Day or Sanctus!!??
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Yes, that’s true, thank you.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Much appreciated Charles
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very nice
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Many thanks Safina
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very nice
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Many thanks.
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