I often wondered why the saying "silence is golden" has become such a moniker of success.

Maybe by being silent, you don't let people know what you're planning, thus preventing unnecessary obstacles from manifesting. Maybe silence is what will allow those around you, to value the words you do choose to speak more, since rare things are often given a higher value. While I believe that within both these statements lies a truth, I also believe that there lies an even greater value in silence.

Being quite creates the opportunity and space for God to relay the message that was specially made for you. Divine messages are not always going to come to us in grandiose ways, sometimes the message you seek comes from a place or person whom you would never expect it to.

No matter what religion you identify with, the Gods, God, Creator, Almighty all are jealous, they want your praise and they demand your attention, at times they may even require a stage to be created for them to perform these miracles both big and small. That is what silence does, it creates the stage for magnificent things to happen.

There is more than one type of silence, we all are familiar with the silence of not speaking, but there is another that I have only just discovered and am attempting to master, the silencing of the mind. Silence of the mind is something that I believe to be of value to us all, we are constantly being triggered by the things around us, our minds running, sprinting, never finding time for rest, time for peace.

Peace of mind is elusive, it's kind of like trying to catch a fly in your hand, as soon as you think you've got it, it flies away before you can grasp it, as if reading your thoughts. If it had no thoughts to read, then you could slowly close your hand, and grasp it easily, that is the power of silencing the mind, and the secret to grasping peace of mind.

Take a moment today, even if for 30 seconds, sit in silence and try to quiet your mind, focus on your breathing, focus on the marvel that is your body, from head to toe. When you have mastered that, make it a full 60 seconds and keep adding time until you reach 5-10 minutes. That's all it takes, 5-10 minutes of peace of mind a day can drastically change the way we think, feel, and act.

I'm going to get a little nerdy on you for a second but bear with me, there is this stuff called gray matter in the brain, its involved in muscle control, and sensory perception such as seeing, hearing, memory, emotions, speech, decision making, and self-control. Science has shown that by training your mind to be silent, you not only train your mind and body to become more powerful by expanding your neural network, you also heighten your control of that power.

Training your brain requires a bit more finesse, but it is worth the journey, and meditating is a proven tool to increase the grey matter rolling around in our skulls. This is like putting a bigger engine in your car but instead of going faster, your more powerful brain will let you have better emotional control, be more relaxed, and handle adversity more swiftly. You can literally give your brain an upgrade by sitting in silence for a few minutes a day.

If silence is golden, then silence of the mind is love, it has been invaluable for me, it has brought light to darkness in my life, by quieting my mind I’ve strengthened my soul. The mind wants to run wild like a 2-year-old, but you must train it to sit still, so you can learn the lessons that life so badly wants to teach you.

"The quieter you become, the more you can hear" -Ram Dass