A Dreamweaving for Simply Being Still

On Stillness, Presence & Deep Rest

Be still. Just that. Not still so you can hear something. Not still so you can accomplish spiritual growth. Simply still. This dreamweaving has no destination, no transformation agenda, no outcome to achieve. It is an invitation to stop — to cease the constant motion of doing and simply be.

Stillness feels dangerous to those who are always moving. Stopping can surface everything we have been running from. But stillness is not emptiness — it is fullness waiting to be noticed.

This meditation asks nothing of you except your presence. Simply be here.

Why Stillness Is Hard

For many, stillness triggers discomfort. We are conditioned to constant productivity, and stopping feels like failure or waste.

• The compulsion to check, scroll, or respond
• Guilt that you should be doing something
• Anxiety that surfaces without distraction
• The strange feeling that stillness is selfish
• Boredom masking deeper unrest
• Fear of what quiet might reveal

If stillness is hard for you, you are not alone. Most people in modern life have lost the capacity for simple presence. It can be relearned.

The Sacred Command to Stop

"Be still, and know that I am God." This is not gentle suggestion — it is command. The Hebrew word for "still" means to cease, to let go, to slacken one's grip. God commands us to stop trying so hard.

Sabbath is built into the fabric of creation. Rest is not optional. Stillness is not laziness — it is obedience.

A Meditation for Stillness

This meditation has no goal. Simply be present with these words, then be present without them.

Lord, I stop. I cease the constant motion. I lay down the endless doing, the compulsive productivity, the restless need to accomplish something. I simply be. This is hard for me. Stillness feels like failure. Stopping feels wasteful. Being feels less valuable than doing. But You commanded stillness. You modeled rest. You built Sabbath into creation itself. So here I am, still. Not still to achieve. Not still to become. Just still. Meet me in the stillness. Let the stopping itself be enough.

After the meditation, remain still a few moments longer. Let the silence extend. Do not rush to the next thing.

Cultivating Stillness

If stillness is difficult, these practices may help you cultivate it gradually.

• Start with brief periods — even one minute of stillness counts
• Remove temptations to check devices
• Let discomfort arise without fixing it
• Return to stillness when you notice you have left it
• Release the need for stillness to produce something
• Practice regularly until stillness becomes familiar

Stillness deepens with practice. What feels impossible at first becomes accessible. What feels wasteful becomes essential.