Prayer activity - 10

Today, how about intentionally experiencing some silence?

If you have one, a small birthday cake candle could be used - it gives a focal point and also acts as a timer (depending on the candle, draughts, etc, it should take ~20 minutes to burn completely).

When a thought/to-do list item/distraction pops into your mind, acknowledge it and let it disappear, so that you keep the silence.
(...it might help to imagine a scene to give some kind of 'form' to these thoughts, to help give them a reason to not dwell with you... perhaps where you're sitting next to a stream, and the thoughts are 'boats' that drift past. You can see them come into view, but the water will carry them past you and away.)