Silence as Sabotage?!?

I stole away to a distant beaver pond and stood alone, in silence, as a soft snow squall swirled around me. I take solace in such silence.

Last year however, I experienced a different kind of silence — one that I’m still coming to terms with. In the midst of working on a project with a team of two who I respected deeply, communication with them suddenly ended. At first it didn’t bother me — I told myself stories to make it…