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Susanne Helmert's avatar

This is just wonderful!

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Yasumi Toyoda's avatar

Thank you Susanne. I think that more silent signs, might be good for us all.

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Christine's avatar

Had a bit of a surprised smile on my face when I saw your email just now, Yasumi. Maybe I am also speaking more through silence these days. I am still not quite sure where it is heading, but this is the opening paragraph of my current writing:

"And I come to this month’s On Being Moved not quite knowing what June was, or what it meant. And with the thought that I am not sure if I am up for writing anything at all.

Nothing to say."

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Yasumi Toyoda's avatar

Oh I love your writing. I can relate to your note on June. It feels odd writing about having nothing to say and how it is actually enough to say. Thank goodness you get me!

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Xavi Buendia's avatar

Silence in the age of noise is one of my favourite books, great observations here!

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Yasumi Toyoda's avatar

It's a great book, isn't it? One that I pick up and re-read in part, quite often

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søren k. harbel's avatar

These are so good! Nothing like coming upon a 'blank'. Very good!

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Yasumi Toyoda's avatar

Blanks are brilliant. It's like they silently say...."here's some space to breathe!".

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Dan D'Ascenzo's avatar

and it's okay 💜

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