Discovering silence, solitude and night darkness in a world full of everything else
“Listen more often. To things than to beings. The fire’s voice is heard, hear the voice of water. Hear in the wind the bush sob: It is the ancestors’ breath.” Birago Diop, Senegalese poet and storyteller Sunset over the Appalachians and the prelude to an incredible dark night sky (photo by Mark Ellison) Silence. Solitude. Night darkness. They each offer a sense of peace as well as health benefits, but seemingly are shunned by a world too busy
