The Power of Silence
<p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>? <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="back">back</span>? <span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="corral">corral</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>? <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>, <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="s">s</span>" <span word="went">went</span> <span word="unsaid">unsaid</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="healed">healed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aching">aching</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>? <span word="As">As</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="date">date</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="balming">balming</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="dissipates">dissipates</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="disuse">disuse</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="intended">intended</span>. <span word="Left">Left</span> <span word="idle">idle</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="untouched">untouched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="kindness">kindness</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tenderness">tenderness</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="you">you</span>." <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="possessing">possessing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="Words">Words</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="unsaid">unsaid</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="opposites">opposites</span>. <span word="Silence">Silence</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="you">you</span>" <span word="unsaid">unsaid</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="become">become</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="you">you</span>" <span word="out">out</span> <span word="loud">loud</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="tender">tender</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="endearing">endearing</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="silently">silently</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="them">them</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unsaid">unsaid</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>? <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="armies">armies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="roam">roam</span> <span word="free">free</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="cloaked">cloaked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="endearments">endearments</span>, <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comforted">comforted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voiced">voiced</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="blessed">blessed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mighty">mighty</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="mightier">mightier</span> <span word="still">still</span>.</p>
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