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The joy in being silent (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 days ago by Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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Been going through it lately. Find myself venturing a couple blocks to a nearby beach, and driving past the 4wd only sign to find some solitude.

I go out there, set a timer for a hour, put my ear plugs in (earplugs are custom made for extended periods of power tool work in enclosed spaces), and stare at the shore.

I'm not figuring my life out, or trying to achieve zen. just shut down for an hour. I quit thinking, quit everything but looking, and listen to my breathing. I watch the birds come and go, searching the shore for minnows and mollusks and all in silence. Eventually my watch vibrating is enough to bring me back to it, and I go home.

My life is so loud, and busy, and constantly changing. Sometimes I think I just need a lack of noise for a while.

Anyone else?

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[–] wolfinthewoods@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I live on the side of a mountain and the silence here is amazing. I usually write or read because it's so jarring to break the silence with a game or show. Town is only twenty minutes away and the town is right on the shore so I can head to the beach whenever I want to come into town. There's a little estuary with a creek running out into the ocean that has little foot traffic and is fairly quiet for being in town at least. I've noticed since where I live is so quiet that the noise of traffic in town really effects me. Nearby the highway my ears will actually ring. I tend to try to avoid downtown proper and look for all the tucked away quiet spots.

I remember a map I saw one time that had all the quietest spots in the US ranked by their lack of air traffic and other noise. I always thought it would be cool to roadtrip to one of those places.