{"id":1032,"date":"2017-09-08T14:02:51","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T21:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikehillebrecht.com\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2017-09-08T14:02:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T21:02:51","slug":"silence-the-golden-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikehillebrecht.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/08\/silence-the-golden-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Silence \u2013 The Golden Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mikehillebrecht.com\/index.php\/theres-only-grace\/inbaby-hand3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikehillebrecht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/inbaby-hand3.jpg?fit=135%2C135&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"135,135\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"inbaby-hand3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikehillebrecht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/inbaby-hand3.jpg?fit=135%2C135&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-29\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikehillebrecht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/inbaby-hand3.jpg?resize=135%2C135\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"135\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Silence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nUncomfortable, isn\u2019t it? We are inundated by noise. From the moment we come into this world, we are forced to contribute to the cacophony of humanity while being encouraged to also be quiet. Quite a paradox.<\/p>\n<p>Do unto others as you would have them to do unto you. This is the golden rule described by Jesus and promoted by grandmothers across the span of history.<\/p>\n<p>Silence is golden. Another issue grandma kept reinforcing amidst the squeals of a horde of children.<\/p>\n<p>What if silence is the golden rule? Consider how if you never said the things that cause anger, grief, shame and humiliation to someone else, they would have no cause to do it to you. What if instead of finding fault in others we kept silent and thereby didn\u2019t have to suffer the slings and arrows of reciprocity ourselves? Not possible?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a moment to travel back in time. Before the entire creation event, the creative spoken word or big bang. Before there was a Word. Now that will confound many of you religious folks simply because you\u2019ve always thought that the beginning was the Word. However, before any spoken word is the thought of the words which will convey the thought. Thoughts are found in silence. You and I have always been a thought born in silence and expressed in the Word. We were in the thought of the Word before the foundation of creation, silently abiding, silently communing, silently loving the love. Don\u2019t you remember?<\/p>\n<p>Many \u2013 no, most \u2013 don\u2019t. Why would we?<\/p>\n<p>Silence. We abhor it. It causes us to face the noise of our discontent. Now some may feel that they aren\u2019t discontent, dissatisfied or unhappy, however that is not what I\u2019m talking about. I\u2019m talking about being disconnected from the kingdom of grace, grace which has always resided and is expressed in the art of being silent. Be still, be quiet, be silent and know\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Consider how much you speak. What is the purpose? Is it often delivered to support your ego, your opinion, your belief, your rights and will? Do your words paint the d\u00e9cor of your life, construct the frame of perspective, tear down and demolish the nether world imposed by others upon you? Do you need words to affirm the illusions of your world and the activities you employ to keep it revolving? How would any of this be accomplished in silence?<\/p>\n<p>How would you remember your original creation without words? How has silence\u2026<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silence. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Uncomfortable, isn\u2019t it? We are inundated by noise. From the moment we come into this world, we are forced to contribute to the cacophony of humanity while being encouraged to also be &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mikehillebrecht.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/08\/silence-the-golden-rule\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"amazonpipp_noncename":"","amazon-product-isactive":"","amazon-product-single-asin":"","amazon-product-content-location":"","amazon-product-content-hook-override":"","amazon-product-excerpt-hook-override":"","amazon-product-singular-only":"","amazon-product-amazon-desc":"","amazon-product-show-gallery":"","amazon-product-show-features":"","amazon-product-newwindow":"","amazon-product-show-list-price":"","amazon-product-show-used-price":"","amazon-product-show-saved-amt":"","amazon-product-timestamp":"","amazon-product-new-title":"","amazon-product-use-cartURL":"","amazon_featured_post_meta_key":"","_amazon_featured_alt":"","amazon-product-template":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[4,6,5],"class_list":["post-1032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-10","tag-grace","tag-mike-hillebrecht","tag-teaching"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2ITDy-gE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":452,"url":"https:\/\/mikehillebrecht.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/11\/grace-the-agent-that-tarnishes-gold\/","url_meta":{"origin":1032,"position":0},"title":"Grace \u2013 The agent that tarnishes gold","author":"mike","date":"November 11, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Cause and effect. 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