Excellent idea Steve, I could start on Monday morning when I go back to school! Gingerly... yours, Anny Ballardini http://annyballardini.blogspot.com http://www.fieralingue.it/modules.php?name=poetshome The aim of the poet is to awaken emotions in the soul, not to gather admirers. Stalker, Andrei Tarkovsky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Vincent" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 8:50 PM Subject: Practicing Silence > I just received a sign. Stepping down off my porch to get my mail, a young > man with a limp and a cane was walking by. On a string necklace hanging from > his neck, he bore a handwritten tag on his chest, "Practicing Silence" - in > nice large school teacher black ink script, no less. > Silent Meditation is conquering this City! It's been a fun week talking > crazy and sometimes maybe smart on this lovely list. But I got my sign. For > what it's personally worth, I am going quiet for a while. Indeed, not to > pretend to be sanctimonious, maybe it's time - it's so much in the air - for > a silence in sorrow for all those so recently, and terribly passed. > > Stephen V > Blog: http://stephenvincent.durationpress.com >