Nothing....

Spend 5 minutes with me and you know that I am the first one to fill the silence. It’s not that I don’t like silence- I just like to talk.

Recently, I have been challenging myself to explore silence- and not just in meditation.
Letting there be silence in my conversations.
Not filling every moment with chatter.
Sit quietly in the car rather than immediately filling the air with music.
Allowing my office to be a place of quiet focus.

This experiment has been interesting, to say the least. The more I am challenging myself, the more I want to speak. The quieter I am on the outside, the more my brain screams. Living out loud has been my default mode. It is a space that I fall back into to feel comfortable.

What is a pattern of behavior that you have that you don’t even think about? What would it look like to challenge your comfort zone and try a new way of being?

Begin by exploring the behavior you settle into when you are being challenged. Once you have this, look at how you might “act opposite.” I’m not saying that what you are doing is bad/ wrong. This practice helps you identify if this pattern of behavior is healthy. Then you can decide how you want to show up for others.