Silence has gotten drowned in the noise of our media-drenched culture. We have come to fear silence as a symptom of aloneness or vulnerability. In this beautiful and contemplative book. Barbara Taylor describes her decision to turn off the noise and move toward the joy of spiritual silence in the simplicity of everyday tasks. Come, join her on the journey to inner quiet and rediscover that silence is not a fearful foe but a constant friend. A gifted writer, she uses sensual language, mystical poetry, and engaging storytelling to share her journey from a life of noise to one of quiet contemplation. It is a journey worth taking. -- NaPRA ReView Vol. 8, No. 5 One of the most notable and pleasant aspects of the author's story is her poetic style of writing which is worth the price of the book itself. The book is filled with such scintillating gems as: "The sound drops into a still landscape, concentric circles of it lapping against Fall leaves." Moreover, with a poet's sensitivity, Taylor records feeling the silent strength of California sequoias; the gentle silence of a flower; the ordinary silence of wood floors restored to bare-foot smooth cleanliness; the prayerful silence of a lighted candle; the solid silence of a stone wall...Here is a rare book to read and reread. It is one to savor for personal gain from one woman's life experience as she moves along, step by step, on a path of spiritual fulfillment. -- The Observer (from the Diocese of Monterey Dec 1997 Silence whispers it's name. It is what it is. This gentle book's layout, photos, print, paper and space evoke peace-writer and publisher united in wholeness. Taylor's writing is soft, clean and poetic, She shares her life journey of marriage, illness, adoption and divorce with honesty and reveals how silence comforted and healed her. "Suddenly, time stops. My prayer burst out of finite reality like a jet transcending the time barrier. Though my ears should be hearing the ticking of the timer, they hear nothing at all....I have shed time like a snake slipping from its skin. For one incredible moment, I am held in the embrace of pure silence." She learns life is in the silence. As she slowly and mindfully builds a stone wall, she writes, "I invite them (friends) to place a rock in my wall. They place their rocks by sight; I now place them by feel. For the first time, I realize silence is teaching me to live by different rules. My solitude often feels its way into a hidden reality....Building the wall is teaching me to relax and trust the unusual, unexpected routes into inner silence. To listen inwardly for the opening to present itself, differently, each day and to surrender to it. Like snugging a rock into an earthen wall." Her experience into silence makes our lives richer and reminds us that the journey is never outward with others, but inward and alone. -- From Independent Publisher Used Book in Good Condition