Golden Silence?

we have all heard the phrase, "silence is golden" at some point in our lives.  hell, we might have even been the person to say the phrase.  to be honest, i feel like i have been more on the giving than the receiving side.   or, maybe is more related to my increase of years.   right?  kids don't seem to grasp the joy of silence.  and, parents would probably say that a quiet child is up to something.  in my case as likely documented by my parental units, would definitely concur.  parents worry when there is no side from a child.  and, i get that completely.   kids are to "spongy" to not be out there in life getting into something and learning.   you learn best by doing and maybe even better by failing....think of the hot stove/hand example.

however, i really do feel that silence is golden.  for me, this phrase really hits home when i think of the media.  yes, and this includes old, new, social, and anti-social media.  how many times can i be bombarded with the same trivial, insignificant, "spun-up", boring, un-related new "stories".   is it just an excuse for all of us to not think of our own situations?   i mean i get the whole needing to escape from reality for a small period, but it seems like that is all that we have.   i don't know.   i think i really need to run some miles and have this shit roll out of my head.   :)   it just looks like crap outside and i am not really motivated.  :)

but, back to silence.  do we ever really have any?   do we ever really want any?  would we truly ever know what true silence was?   i mean there is always the voice inside your head, right? 

does your voice sound like your own physical voice?  or does it sound like your ideal voice? 
i have to be honest with you, but i really can tell you about my voice.  hmm, i wonder what would  a shrink would say about this train of 'thought'.  

anyways.   well, no time like the present to do something.  so, i guess it is time to get those miles logged for today.

-tffjr

flashing back

never ceases to amaze me how a picture can talk you back.   now, i am a relatively young man, but it is pretty awesome to see what a difference 5 years can make.   aside from the lack of gray hair, i look about the same.  however, i can really get a sense of how different i have become.  maybe, that is more related to maturity and alot less jager.  ;)   but, i will say that i had some real nice hair, very wavy and i think it might be time to grow it back.

2007 was a pretty wild year.   i was definitely partying hard with my buddies.  i was a pretty care-free guy who was all about having fun and keeping the good times rolling until time for work.   :)

and, it got way better when i meet drv.   i really learned the value of a relationship and how it can truly lift you help and make you want to become more.  i could go on and on.  and, sometimes i often do while i am running my miles.  but, i don't wish to bore you.  :)

i miss smiling like this.  :)

however, you can't live in flash-backs.  have to live in the present, but we have to learn from our past so that we can maximize our future.   and, i am definitely learning.

-tffjr