Just to get one in for July.

We live in succession, in division, in parts, in particles. Meantime within man is the soul of the whole; the wise silence; the universal beauty, to which every part and particle is equally related; the eternal ONE. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Over-Soul"

People have different ways of tapping into this. For me, I seek it out in "the wise silence." I listen to what makes no audible sound, but is always ringing around us. It is inescapable. It is a common ground found from within that I can harmonize with the external world. It is like the Earth in its place in our galaxy, in our universe. We share space. We are connected. On an atomic level, if sound is a proton, neutron, or electron, silence is the space in between. And how interesting that atoms are mostly composed of this space. So yes, I turn to silence as my home base, my existential compass. This silence is peaceful. It is calm. It is confidant. It is free of worry. It is free of fear. And if this is home, there are times when I like to go out and socialize. What's beautiful is the ability to share your home, share your silence. That is love. I've often described a lover as like coming home. Come home to silence. Come home to love. It is inherently in us.