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December 16, 2010 by Patsy

Silence

I’ve been getting multiple messages lately to find time for quiet.

The other night a friend said, “There is a sound to silence.” I have been thinking about that since she said it. It’s profound.

Last night I went to see the movie, “Happy,” at KUSM. In the course of the movie, they were talking to a gentleman from the deep south and he was talking about coming out to the bayou to, “Listen to the stillness.”

It wouldn’t seem that stillness would have a sound, but I believe it does. By the same token, “silence” would seem to not offer much to hear, but I believe it does.

Perhaps what we hear in those moments is absence. The absence of demands from other parts of our world. Maybe that absence is what we’re listening for – holding our breath, edging closer, standing still, straining to hear..

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Epitaphs for Patsy

In a document she left behind for a good friend, Patsy listed five possible epitaphs that could be used at the time of her passing.

  • ‘Lived Fully. Laughed Loudly. Gave generously. Gone.’
  • ‘Lived, Laughed and Loved. Continuing that elsewhere.’
  • ‘Lived fully every day. No regrets now.’
  • ‘The journey continues It has been magical.’
  • ‘A magical journey so far no regrets.’

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