“When words have vanished, when daily habits have extinguished emotional exchange, only killing silence remains and indifference takes over. ( "Words had disappeared" )” SilenceEmotionalWordsIndifferenceHabitsExchange Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Lust of life digs out hidden qualities and subdued yearnings from the silence of our inner self. If we give way to the desire of looking above and beyond the limit of the horizon, we can perceive a fabulous range of unsuspected privileges unfolding in front of our eyes. ("Steps in the unknown")” DesireSilenceHorizonInner SelfAbove And BeyondSteps In LifeYearningsLust Of Life Author:Erik Pevernagie
“We may wonder what is going on in the back of the mind and what betides in the mood of some people who live on the edge of isolation and emotional poverty. They belong to life’s outcasts: deserted by affection, deprived of physical or lingual contact and finally reduced to silence. ("Why didn't he ask ? ")” LifeMindSilencePovertyEmotionalAffectionMoodContactIsolationDeprivedDesertedPhysicalEdgeOutcasts Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Silence is a 'contingent' phenomenon with positive or negative qualities. When it has to be assessed it needs to be 'contextualized' by exploring its background.” Silence Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Some have given up the expectation of meeting genuine, ‘heartfelt’ people and prefer to retire to a mute world, where fish, at least, give a feeling of recognition. In the wake of the unbearable sterile daily noise, their life has turned into a fluid universe of silence, dream, and stillness and their compass has come to be a space beyond fear, deception, and betrayal. Fish never disappoint. (Fish for silence)” SilenceBetrayalNoiseRecognitionDeceptionDisappointHeartfeltMuteFishSterile Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Let us use words carefully, because words can betray and kill.( "A gap of silence")” SilenceWordsBetrayKillGapCarefully Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When we still our mind and stroll through the human landscapes around us, we can see astounding images sneaking from undisclosed places, and hear roaring sounds behind unsuspected walls. If we take the time to listen to the blistering flurry of the silence and look at the inconspicuous specks in our surroundings, our world can turn into an explosion of little wonders. We realize that we finally recognize the things we have overlooked, due to our deafness and blindness. ("Fish for silence.")” SilenceBlindnessOverlookedDeafnessUnsuspectedInconspicuousLittle WondersStill The MindHuman LandscapeRoaring Sounds Author:Erik Pevernagie
“As we walk down the steps to the unchartered rims of our life, we may become aware of unsuspected beacons we have ignored thus far, discover unsolved enigmas of our identity and so get insight into the undisclosed intricacies of our shared environment. ( "Only silence remained" )” SilenceIdentityInsightAwareBeaconRimEnigmasUncharteredShared Environment Author:Erik Pevernagie
“At times, silence can be a welcoming and hospitable partner when we can let loose, and the flow of time is sending a comforting wave of sound vibrations gently opening the skyline. ("A gap of silence")” SilenceWaveWelcomingSkylineFlow Of TimeSound VibrationHospitable Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Silence is a space of “becoming,” a span between commotion and interior stillness, a canvas that reveals the outlines of our memories and our inner selves. ("Only silence remained")” MemoriesSilenceBecomingInner SelvesCommotionOnly Silence RemainedInterior Stillness Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When only silence remains, we stand suspended between remembrance and presence in a fragile space between being grounded in the past and making sense of the present. ("Only silence remained")” PastSilencePresentRemembranceGroundedPresenceOnly Silence RemainedMaking Sence Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Seeing is to be present. Painting is learning to listen to the silence. Between seeing and painting, meditation is breathing.”( Painting and Meditation)” SilenceBreathingPainting And MeditationPainting Meditation Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Because of its dual quality, silence can be both a source of comfort and discomfort. Either way, it lets us recognize the subtle layers and textures within and cleverly navigate its impacts on our lives. ("A gap of silence")” SilenceComfortDiscomfortNavigateGap Of SilenceDual Quality Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we want to let loose and let reality sink in, silence can be a welcoming partner. It becomes a refuge, a sanctuary for peace and clarity. It helps us reset and provides a canvas on which new thoughts and perspectives can emerge. ("When only silence remains")” SilenceRefugeCanvasRetreatResetLet LooseNew ThoughtsLet Sink InPeace And ClarityWhen Only Silence Remains Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we want to understand its imprint, we must put silence in context. This allows us to retreat, reflect, rejuvenate, and gain redeeming strength. We escape then triviality and find depth and meaning. ("A gap of silence")” SilenceRetreatRedeemingTrivialityReflectContextRejuvenateDepth And MeaningGap Of Silence Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Expectations are at war, if good feeling and discomfort clash. When we are expecting zest and joy, our good karma may be ousted by distress and frustration, if negative downbeat waves are emitted. Just with a feel of realism, without prejudice, should we step into the future. What will be, will be. Only the fortune of war will tell, since life may be war or peace. ("Fish for silence.")” LifeWarJoySilenceFutureExpectationsNegativePrejudiceFrustrationRealismDistressDiscomfortClashFeelWar And PeaceFishWavesGood FeelingZestGood KarmaEmitDownbeatOustWhat Will Be Will BeFortune Of WarStep Into Author:Erik Pevernagie
“We only realize what happiness is about, after it has slammed the door to our inattention; and killing silence has deafened the tunefulness of our life. ("Happy days are back again")” LifeHappinessSilenceBack AgainSlamDoorRealizeInattentionHappy DaysDeafenKilling SilenceTunefulness Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Happiness is the potential of sharing destiny and letting loose. We may see it burgeoning in the curve of a sensitive vibe and growing into a swinging outline if we can listen to the rustling silence in the foliage of expectations. ("New York at arm's length of desire")” HappinessSilenceDestinyNew YorkFoliageVibeCurveLetting LooseRustlingBurgeon Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Silence can be breathing space and spawn release and wellness in a time of appalling inflation of words. But silence may be intolerably screaming, if it means absence of communication, deficiency in friendship and emotional deficit. (« A gap of silence”)” TimeFriendshipSilenceEmotionalCommunicationWordsAbsenceReleaseWellnessInflationDeficitDeficiencySpawnGapScreamingBreathing SpaceAppallingIntolerable Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When we feel lost in time, with only shadows of the past living in our mind; when the moment, which “was", no longer "is” and when only silence remains, loads of questions arise. We can cry a river or we may wonder: “What went wrong?” MindPastTimeLostSilenceWonderCryLivingAriseWrongQuestionsMomentFeelRiverShadowsIsWasRemainLoadsNo Longer Author:Erik Pevernagie
“As emotions may take apart bit by bit the rational blueprints in our imagination, dreams may expose what is veiled in the safe haven of our thoughts and disclose elements, which bring to light some baffling qualities that we might never have presumed ("Only silence remained")” ImaginationSilenceDreamsThoughtsEmotionsRationalBlueprintsQualitiesDisclose Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we don’t live in the same vibe, it is hard to be aware of each other. When our reading differs from our neighbors’ reality, our surroundings may take a range of discordant shades and daily episodes become unrecognizable. But if we endeavor to find out, the “who is who”, the “what is what” and the “where is Waldo”, we might demonstrate our social literacy and connectedness. ("Fish for silence.")” RealityReadingSocialSilenceRangeLiveEndeavorLiteracySurroundingsFishConnectednessDailyBecomeTakeNeighborsShadesDemonstrateBe AwareVibeFind OutEpisodeWho Is WhoDiscordantDiffer FromUnrecognizableWhere Is Waldo Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Silence is an intimate space where the boundaries between memory and reality dissolve. Let it be an invitation to introspection and to shape our identity. ("Only silence remained")” RealitySilenceIdentityIntrospectionMemory QuoteOnly Silence Remained Author:Erik Pevernagie