Just Be (Class project - SCPR-520 Multicultural Media History)

My daughter, one of her school mates and I went to Ocean City last week and returned Monday morning. While I’ve been there several times, I finally had quite a bit of time to observe my surroundings, enjoy the sunrise and sunsets, appreciate the natures beauty, acknowledge God and work on building a stronger relationship with myself, those around me and more importantly – GOD!

Anyhow, as I sat thinking of the how I can become a better me, the thought HOW to BE came to mind. So, I decided to google it; How to Just Be! There were over 1 million results but primarily focusing on things like How to Be Yourself, Be By Yourself, Be in Love, Be Happy and so on.

One particular site came up on the search engine that I decided to give it a look over. And to my surprise, there was a host of information was on the page that linked me right back to meditation. One paragraph noted that to if you’ve never meditated, just being is pointless, sounds passive and indulgent. However, if you have - to “Just Be” it’s a freedom in being that is cleansing and productive thus when recognized we are able to see how much more creative, considerate and judicious our actions could be if we would “just be”.

People all around me/us are doing this and that but the question came up on whether the actually doing is part of a problem. Very few just stop! Stop with social media, making and taking phone calls, checking emails, writing or whatever they are doing. But just sitting in a quite area with no interruptions to do deep breathing will allow you to just BE in the moment. 

I also stumbled across a blog page by Britt Reints, in Pursuit of Happiness and she noted the below comments by Naomi’s on what Just Being meant to her.

For me? Just Being means:

~turning off the computer (literally OFF, which can be so painful sometimes! Pathetic to actually type that out loud!)
~ actually listening to my littles when they ask me a question
~ sitting for 5 minutes with headphones on while waiting to pick up my kids, instead of gabbing with other moms at school
~ not turning on the tv before bed and simply sitting there, collecting my thoughts aimlessly, rehashing the good in the day I’ve just finished.

I’m learning to love finding the small moments in the course of a day!

She said that to just be is about minimizing distractions so that you can do the things that contribute to who you are. 

So, during my down time in Ocean City, I noticed that from these articles, I was right on track. The meditation, observation and connecting to the universe and God are actions that I’ve taken to assist me with being a better me! With all of the busyness that going on around, just being seems to be what’s comfortable and keeping me grounded.