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We have more and more ways to communicate, as Thoreau noted, but less and less to say. Partly because we\u2019re so busy communicating. And \u2014 as he might also have said \u2014 we\u2019re rushing to meet so many deadlines that we hardly register that what we need most are lifelines..<\/p>\n

Pico Iyer \u2013 The Joy of Quiet<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is just one of the great things I\u2019ve read over the last month that I felt merited sharing. And now I have. Go read the article<\/a> in full.<\/p>\n

Then get away.<\/p>\n

Far, far away from the screen that brought it to you.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We have more and more ways to communicate, as Thoreau noted, but less and less to say. Partly because we\u2019re so busy communicating. And \u2014 as he might also have said \u2014 we\u2019re rushing to meet so many deadlines that we hardly register that what we need most are lifelines.. Pico Iyer \u2013 The Joy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academia","category-buddhism","category-happiness"],"yoast_head":"\nLoving Stillness<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We have more and more ways to communicate, as Thoreau noted, but less and less to say. Partly because we\u2019re so busy communicating. 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