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In a fast-paced world driven by noise, excitement, and continuous connections due to technology, I think we’ve lost a(n) ______ for something essential to the human experience: Quiet.

This past weekend, I found myself ______ to my computer screen in a flurry (忙乱) of ______ work to build my career. I was ______ social media and worrying about building my vision for tomorrow. Like so many evenings, the call of the Internet had ______ me in, and the beautiful July night in Pennsylvania was ______ until my husband stepped in and reminded me that there’s more to life than noises, likes and followers.

We got into our truck and drove ten minutes to a local state park, a place that has ______ our different stages of life through the years. Phones and computers ______ we spent the evening in nature, enjoying simple scenes and ______ in the quiet of the setting.

Gone were the rings of notifications, the honking horns (喇叭声) of cars flying by, and the ______ of YouTube videos. In their place, a silence ______ something we both know but sometimes lose ______ of: Life’s quiet, simple moments are sometimes the most beautiful.

In these peaceful moments, I found a(n) ______ with nature and with my husband. I found a reminder that there is a world ______ the computer and the ______ of our fast-paced life.

______, I was reminded that in these quiet moments, we were able to hear the most important voice: our own.

Our world ______ constant attention and engagement. We become so ______ to constantly connecting and engaging with others that we fail to appreciate something ______ to our happiness: our inner voice.

So take a moment, take a break and take some time to find the quiet in your life. Let the quiet moments in life remind you that your inner voice ______ to be heard.