Silence

When was the last time you truly experienced silence. I'm useless when it comes to almost requiring noise. Up for breakfast, listen to the news. In the car, radio on. Go for a ride, I'm either talking to a riding buddy or have the headphones on. After dinner, listen to some tunes. Late night, see what's on TV.
It all means I'm getting inputs constantly. Almost as if noise is the norm, and things don't seem quite right when the noise turns off and I'm left with silence.
The silence can almost be disconcerting. Left only with the sound of your thoughts. At different times this can be confusing, refreshing, disheartening.
Your thoughts can be like that.
It's a bit like when you first go out with someone and over dinner, you dread those silent moments and try to fill it with some kind of conversation, some kind of noise. Then there comes a time when those moments of silence between you and your partner become ok, actually become comfortable.
That takes time. Time together. Time that offers the silence.
I need to spend more time in silence with my thoughts.

I need to be more comfortable with them.