Free Fridays: To simply be.
3 April 2026
I’m writing to you now from an island.
Had a good time at the beach and it was my first time ever just laying on the sand. Usually, I’m on the beach chair or a beach towel. But this time, my entire body was on the sand, head resting on a rock. Just me and Allah’s nature.
Suddenly, not scared anymore of the ants. Or the tiny crabs. None of them disturbed me. And the most shocking of all, not looking for my phone. The unread chats can wait.
I could really soak in the music of the waves coming by. And the birds in the sky. And the laughter and chatter from my kids, nieces and nephew. They’re busy connecting a river stream they found in the beach, to the ocean. And I heard something about a dead fish. But I’m too happy in my zen era on the sand right now to get involved with that. The older kids look like they’ve got it covered.
I thought of reading a book. It’s there in my bag. I could reach it with my arm. But nah, let me soak up a bit more of this moment – no new information, no other objects, no nothing.
To just simply be.
Is a blessing in itself.
Rizq comes in these forms too – contentment, peace of mind, barakah of time. You can’t buy these things with wealth.
I saw this yesterday and it really hit deep.
The productivity apps bit really got me. So true, we’re doing so much in a day and we still somehow feel like we’re not doing enough. Cray cray.
Anyway, the weekend is coming so if you can find time to slot in “simply be”, go ahead and experience some peace and clarity of thought. If not during the day, maybe during an odd hour in the early morning while the rest are soundly asleep. It’s sooo good.
It doesn’t have to be long.
It can’t anyway.
Especially if kids exist around you.
I’m up again now from my nice sandy cocoon. Because Sarah made a treasure hunt (in this massive sandy beach 🤨) where she hid shells and now we have to find it.
Clue: find an X in the sand.
Gonna be here for a while to find more X’s…. 🤕
Guess “simply be” time is over.
Have a good weekend, yalls!
Before you go…
Let me know you’ve read this. Comment have you found the shell? on my latest post at @sincerelyvivy.
See you there! :)