This book started life as an exercise in our Monday Morning Writers' Caf�. Seven or eight writers sat around a table, writing, and then critiquing each others work.Each person had to set an objective for an eight week project, mine was to explore silence.Exploration began, with a few questions to myself, and a few ideas, of what might be needed for this search.The group gave positive, and constructive, if sometimes hurtful feedback; some was heeded, some wasn't.Each week more words followed the inspirations I came across. Each week the group told me what they liked, and what they didn't.The process became infectious, more and more inspirations offered themselves up, alas the eight week mark was looming.On reflection I realised that I had written a guide, both for myself, and for others, who might enjoy being in silence, I hope you are one of those people..