by Yasawaii Saadiq, founder of Third Eye Nubians
In a world that never stops talking, silence has become a superpower. Every ping, post, and opinion pulls at your attention like waves trying to drag your ship off course. Yet the greatest battles aren’t fought in the streets or on social media; they’re fought in the mind. The real war is internal between your higher self and the noise that keeps you from hearing it.
The Constant Static
We live in an age of overstimulation. You wake up, check your phone, scroll through other people’s lives before even stepping into your own. The mind becomes cluttered comparing, reacting, doubting. It’s like trying to hear your soul whisper while standing next to a roaring speaker. That’s why mastering silence isn’t just about quieting your surroundings, it’s about quieting your mind.
The Discipline of Stillness
Stillness is not weakness. It’s training. When you take time to be still, to breathe, reflect, and simply be, you’re recalibrating your inner compass. Meditation, prayer, nature walks, or even sitting alone without your phone for ten minutes a day can change your entire vibration. In those moments, your thoughts settle like dust, and what’s true begins to rise to the surface. That’s when you start to hear again, your intuition, your ideas, your power.
The Power of Mental Minimalism
To silence the inner noise, start decluttering your inputs. Be intentional about what you listen to, read, and allow into your space. Your mind is fertile soil, whatever you plant grows. If negativity dominates your timeline, peace won’t grow there. If gossip fills your ears, vision won’t find space to bloom. Feed your mind with clarity, and your path becomes clear.
The Shift from Reaction to Creation
When your mind is loud, you live in reaction, chasing validation, approval, and control. When your mind is quiet, you live in creation, producing purpose, focus, and freedom. That shift is where self-mastery lives. It’s where peace meets power.
The Practice
Start small:
- 10 minutes of silence every morning.
- No phone during meals.
- Journal your thoughts before bed.
- One day a week without social media.
These small disciplines open up massive clarity. Because when the noise fades, the truth gets louder. And in that truth, you’ll find direction, strength, and the voice of the divine, the one that’s been whispering your purpose all along.
Final Thought
Silencing the noise isn’t about isolation, it’s about elevation. When you master stillness, you master yourself. And once you master yourself, no noise, internal or external, can shake your peace again.