Silence

How do you unwind after a demanding day?

Silence. That’s the way to do it. However living on the outskirts of a city, silence is not always a viable option so I’ll settle for peace and quiet instead, oh and a cup of tea.

From the moment you arrive at work, your ears are open to a barrage of demands and orders, your brain filters them into some kind of chronological order and you deal with the demands accordingly.

When a spare moment appears in between all the organised chaos that single letter “T” appears in your mind informing you it’s time to consider a break and in a good old English fashion a cup of tea is the order of the day.

Getting the day started normally involves two cups before settling down to business and winding the day up is also another. Yes tea plays a large part in my unwinding process as well.

Not too long though as there are always jobs to be done.

Off we go again.

But nothing beats the end of the day, a comfy seat, a cup of tea and some well deserved peace and quiet.

The wise man will however, always avoid having a demanding day. I am not that wise man though.

Have a lovely day.

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Author: Balders

Passionate hobbyist, restoring the past, one old camera at a time. iPhone14 Max Pro - Sony A7II and about 80 others from the days of silver halide 📸 Main aim in life - Retirement

2 thoughts on “Silence”

  1. Silence is a difficult thing to find. The closest I’ve ever come is being at our cabin on my own in the late fall when no one else is on the lake. Even then there would be the occasional hunter or the sound of logging crews working drifting through the mountains. The ever-present noise of life is something I find very irritating, and relief from it has always been rare. The semi-rural place we’re in now is still filled with noise as even 1 acre lots are not enough to separate noisy neighbours and the road out front is a main thoroughfare.
    One more reason to look forward to death I guess.

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    1. Look on the bright side eh Marc 😂
      I know what you mean regarding the difficulty of finding silence, that’s why I changed it to peace and quiet, not as total as complete silence. I guess we all find our ways of coping with the lack of complete silence and we have to do with the best that’s available at the time. Since I have been a shift worker of 30+ years I find earplugs usually assist in the search for near silence. Keep well.

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