“I didn’t realize that his loudest cry for help was his silence.” ~ Arlene Holmes
This post is for One-Liner Wednesday, hosted by LindaGHill.
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Wow an amazing quote, thanks for sharing!
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Thank you, and you’re welcome. There’s so much truth in that quote.
(Side note – Just in case you’re like me and forget to check your email sometimes, I emailed you yesterday.)
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oh ok yes I get running I will look
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Unfortunatel,very true.
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Yes it is, sadly.
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Very true quote.
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Yes, everyone has their silent times in life. Times when no one hears us, but ourselves.
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Maybe we just need this in those times. I have one now.
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I do hope that you are alright.
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I am, but my surroundings are not, but thank you.
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Sorry to hear that. Hope it gets better.
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Thank you.
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As an abused teenager this was me. This post has brought back memories of that ‘roaring’ silence I lived in. Phew good to know I found my voice.
Great one liner post.
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Thank you, Tric. I’m sorry that it stirs up bad memories for you. Roaring silence – yes, I too have had silent times like those. They’re awful and frightening. It is nice however, being able to look back knowing that we overcame it.
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an important and powerful statement
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I agree. Silence can easily be ignored, but that’s the time when we should listen the most.
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Powerful post if one understands it. And I do.
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Good point. Perhaps some people are fortunate enough to never experience that. Like you though, I understand it too.
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Wow… that just goes hand in hand with this one I’ve just finished reading… http://conceitedcrusade.com/2015/08/25/semicolon/
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Wow…that was a very powerful and sad read. Thank you for sharing the link. One things for sure, I’ll never look at a semi-colon the same again.
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Same here… I’ve read a lot of posts about it and why people tattoo them on their skin and I definitely look at them in a different way. And the semi-colon in general…
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I don’t know the story behind this quote, but it sounds like a sad one. Shows how important communication really is.
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I think any story that can be related to this quote is a sad one. The torture behind that type of silence is unrelenting. Communication IS very important – as long as the person has the strength to do it.
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That’s the whole thing, isn’t it? I know, I visited that state of mind very briefly. I was lucky to get out of it.
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Good to hear that you were able to escape it. It’s not a fun place to be, not even for a moment.
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Sound attains meaning when punctuated by silence, as otherwise it is just cacophony…
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Uproar, discord, noise – Yes, exactly. That is exactly the type of silence that this quote is speaking of.
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I’m glad you understand this. It may be in a different way than I do but it hit home with me.(or is that for me?)
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I’m glad I’m not the only one who struggles with proper grammar in sentences like that. (or is it ‘with’ sentences like that? Haha!) I do understand it, all too well. I’ve had that silence overtake me many more times than it should have.
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The trick is to know when to ask for someone to listen/help.
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Yes indeed, but that can sometimes take more strength than a person feels that they have.
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I know how true that is…
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