Spoken

Today I've been thinking about restraint, a concept I've been considering in meditation.  When to speak out; when to hold my tongue.  Nothing in my exterior life has brought this up more than the political situation here in the United States.  I am often shocked both by vitriolic, unwise speech and by what is NOT being said. 

But I can only control what I say or don't say, and that is why it is something I've been pondering in meditation.

I spotted an old Joey Challenge (#214, here) on the tangle "Spoken," and gave it a go last night just before bed.

Tangles: Spoken, with 2 dashes of Mooka. Micron 01 black pen, 05 black pen, brown and peach Prismacolor pencils.

When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.  
-- Mahatma Gandhi