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Watchet, Somerset, UK, 16th April 2020 22:46<\/p>\n\n\n

When I was doing my counselling training over 10 years ago, my dear friend Markkus asked a question: “is silence a sound?”. I thought about this today whilst walking the dog with my daughter this evening. I noticed how quiet it has become lately. But not quiet as in an absence of sounds, but quiet from human sounds, especially engines. <\/p>\n\n\n

It has been one of the nice advantages of lockdown: no aeroplanes, hardly any cars, no building works, etc. This has allowed me to notice other sounds which were always there but that I did not notice or even hear as they were drowned by human sounds. <\/p>\n\n\n

I could hear birds, lots of them, a great variety, different tones and melodies and species. Last night I heard an owl, very far away but it felt really close.<\/p>\n\n\n

I did hear the wind rustling the leaves on the trees. I noticed snippets of faraway conversations carried in the breeze. I heard laughter from children and barking from dogs. A distant song on someone’s radio (Elbow’s A Day Like This). The sound of my footsteps on the sand. The panting of the dog. <\/p>\n\n\n

I could hear all these sounds in crystal clear high definition, a truly aural pleasant experience. <\/p>\n\n\n

These sounds have always been there but I haven’t been able to notice them because of the background noise created by regular human activity. <\/p>\n\n\n

The soundtrack to COVID-19 is a throwback to a different era. It reminds me of my childhood, of simpler pleasures and less busy times. <\/p>\n\n\n

The universe is reminding us every day that we can do things differently. I really hope that we can retain some of this peace. We need to make different, more peaceful choices when we get to the other side of this.<\/p>\n\n\n

Good night all<\/p>\n\n\n

OneLove OneHeart OnePlanet<\/p>\n\n\n

Tonight’s choice of music is by Faithless: A Kind Of Peace<\/p>\n\n\n

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