{"id":4614,"date":"2013-02-21T08:05:09","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T13:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=4614"},"modified":"2013-02-21T08:05:09","modified_gmt":"2013-02-21T13:05:09","slug":"oneword-thursday-quiet-a-happy-life-must-be-a-quiet-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2013\/02\/oneword-thursday-quiet-a-happy-life-must-be-a-quiet-life.html","title":{"rendered":"#OneWord Thursday: Quiet – A happy life must be a quiet life."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"One of my favorite stories that illustrates the importance of quiet is about Michelangelo, the great artist.\u00a0\u00a0 It is said that one day back in the day, a prince visited Michelangelo in his studio and found him staring at an 18-foot block of marble.<\/p>\n

Clearly, the rumors were true.\u00a0 Word had traveled throughout the land that Michelangelo visited his studio for four solid months, stared at the block of marble for hours and then would go home for dinner.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you doing,\u201d asked the prince.
\n\u201cSto lavorando.\u201d (I\u2019m working), whispered Michelangelo.<\/p>\n

Three years later that same block of marble was the statue of David.<\/p>\n

Michelangelo had stared at that block of marble for four months.\u00a0 He was imagining, conceiving, envisioning–divining.\u00a0 Michelangelo\u2019s concept of sculpting: meant \u201cto take away;\u201d not \u201cto add to,\u201d as the sculpture already existed inside the block of marble.<\/p>\n

It is the sculptor\u2019s job to remove, to take away the excess, to strip away the superfluous that surrounds the marble.<\/p>\n

Let quiet<\/em><\/strong> be your #oneword<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Sit, be; allow your excess to fall away.<\/p>\n

7 Quiet Quotes that Quiet<\/strong><\/p>\n

All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone. ~ Blaise Pascal<\/em><\/p>\n

Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.\u201d ~ Mary Anne Radmacher<\/em><\/p>\n

Usually, when the distractions of daily life deplete our energy, the first thing we eliminate is the thing we need the most: quiet, reflective time. Time to dream, time to contemplate what’s working and what’s not, so that we can make changes for the better. ~ Sarah Breathnach<\/em><\/p>\n

Others inspire us, information feeds us, practice improves our performance, but we need quiet time to figure things out, to emerge with new discoveries, to unearth original answers. ~ Ester Buchholz<\/em><\/p>\n

It is not fancy hair, gold jewelry, or fine clothes that should make you beautiful.\u00a0 No, your beauty should come from within you – the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. This beauty will never disappear, and it is worth very much to God. ~ Peter 3:3-4<\/em><\/p>\n

A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live. ~ Bertrand Russell<\/em><\/p>\n

In quiet moments when you think about it, you recognize what is critically important in life and what isn’t. Be wise and don’t let good things crowd out those that are essential. ~ Elder Richard G. Scott<\/em><\/p>\n

For more happy, joyful and quiet discussions, join Facebook\/Kick in the Tush Club.<\/a><\/p>\n

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