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When Life is Quiet


Since I haven’t been able to visit home (Alabama) this summer, I’ve spent a lot of time catching up with my girlfriends on the phone. I recently realized that my conversations with each of them has been very similar in that every time they ask me what’s new with my family, I don’t have much to report. I always seem to just laugh and say “Nothing new! It’s quiet around here.”

And it’s true. Things are really quiet around here. We’ve had a very laid back summer and haven’t done nearly as much running around and traveling as we usually do. We haven’t had any deaths in the family, there aren’t any new babies in our family right now, we aren’t gearing up for another move or settling in from a recent one, and no one that we’re close with is getting married.  Things are just quiet.

Some people may view “quiet” as “boring”, but here’s another perspective…

My mom and my aunt have taught me that when life is quiet to look at it with a glass half full perspective, meaning if life is quiet then life might be very, very good. If you have very little to “report” to friends and family than you probably are just enjoying a calm, quiet season. I love this  fresh angle. 

My aunt had breast cancer a few years ago, and she’s now cancer-free after a hard battle and many rounds of chemo. Whenever she and I catch up on the phone, she always reminds me that she’s thankful she doesn’t have much to report; No news is often good news. I’ve always loved that and find it very applicable to my own life.

We all know that I love my fair share of spontaneity and adventure, but I’m quickly learning to embrace these rare, quiet seasons of life just as much.

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