Be Still Part Three

Be Still

Part Three

            As I go through this month thinking about how to “be still”, I find my mind drifting to my commute to and from work. I have twenty minutes both ways to sort of decompress from life and take a minute to breathe. I spend those times three different ways.

            One, I talk to my best friend. She knows me best and knows how to get me breathing correctly again. I think I do the same for her as well. It is nice having a person in my life that has known me for so long who will occasionally say, you are okay being you. I need to hear that.

            Two, I listen to several types of music, but the radio station in my car is always tuned to Air1. For me, that music is calming. It is my own personal worship time where I raise my hands and sing for the joy of my Creator.

            Three, sometimes I just ride in silence…until I talk loud and fast to my Creator. Sometimes, the craziness of my mind is so loud, I use that time of silence to let my mind wander where it needs to go and talk randomly to my Creator. I won’t say any answers come about in that time, but I usually feel better.

            I understand if the above examples are confusing as far as being still, but during that drive, I have no other place to go. I am locked in my car for twenty minutes. For me, being still is about taking something deeply in that you have neglected or never realized before.

            In those moments, whether I’m talking to my best friend, singing, or talking to the silence, I am in a sense experiencing a “be still” moment. I come away from all those times feeling a little better than before they began. I need those moments just as much as I need the tranquility of the ocean and outdoor walks.

            The point of being still is to know my Creator more. These are the moments I come away feeling more at peace with things. These are the moments I need.