When I talk about solitude I don’t simply mean being alone or separated from other people, although that is one ingredient in the recipe. Solitude is converging with God in the secret meeting place of our souls. It is learning to invite and allow God to fill that space so completely that there is no room for the many other internal noisy distractions which take up space in our souls. In addition, if we are unwilling or choose to be unable to periodically and consistently remove ourselves from the temporal distractions of the world, both the internal and external varieties, this is mission impossible from the start. This is definitely one of those “easier said than done” disciplines which takes a lot of determination to get even a taste of. The level of difficulty in these disciplines seems to be in direct correlation with how we have designed and constructed our societies. In other words, the incredible level of activities and business we have convinced ourselves we need stands as a high and mighty wall separating us from experiencing any real opportunities for solitude or silence.