enjoy the silence

I have been told by many that my main issues, other than not balancing my health through the normal channels (exercise and vitamin and meds etc) is I can't enjoy the silence. That I don't listen to the whispers of the wind and the great spirits of the world. That I don't listen to what my cats tell me without a sound. Who is speaking to me from across the world. And most of all I am not listening to the universe which is God which is the true me. When your mind screams what do you do to silence it. Or worse what if you are afraid of the silence?