Someone once told me that in any conversation there is a lull every seven minutes. I can't cite the study that proves this. It was the wisdom of a member of my group of friends early in the evening on a Friday following a long week of work, and in those times, you don't look for footnotes, you look for relevance. The fact is we had all stopped talking to take a sip, and the coincidence could not be overlooked or left to the quality of chaos in the universe.
The Lull as it has come to be known (not internationally or anything) shows up in all conversations. Two strangers on a bus stop bench. Friends sitting to watch the game. The meeting that should have been over an hour ago - this lull can be painful since it often dupes the uninitiated into thinking that a conclusion has been reached.
Once you start to recognize The Lull, you will note that it takes on different roles depending on the conversation, the situation, and the participants. Occasionally it provides the out for one of the parties who needs to get out of the conversation. Sometimes it is the natural occurrence of that piece of the conversation having reached its maximum. Other times The Lull is trying to let you take a bite or a sip. Or it could be getting you to pause and realize that you've already had enough bites or sips.
The danger in realizing there is a natural lull in the world lives in the gaps. Once you know about it and then find yourself in one, you'll find yourself filling The Lull with a discussion about The Lull. This is dangerous in that there are times when The Lull is really the universe telling you to take a breath and just be. And when the universe talks,
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