Life is in the BEING....not in the DOING. We mentally agree to that with a huff and a puff and a rebuttle of, "Yeah, but you should see my schedule!"
Never have enough time? Always running from task to task? Desiring to scream, "STOP!! I want to get off!" but can't find your voice - or the time to do it?
You can schedule time for you! You are in charge of the schedule you make and there is time in every day for you, if you'll reevaluate life! What do you believe you're here for? To Do? To accomplish? To complete tasks? To 'get it all done' -- only to find that it needs to be redone again the next day or a week later?
IF you're really tired of it all --- and I mean REALLY --- you CAN change your life! Cont'd Life is in the “Being” – Not the “Doing” by Donna Watkins
Often we tell ourselves, "Don't just sit there, do something!" But when we practice awareness, we discover something unusual. We discover that the opposite may be more helpful: "Don't just do something, sit there!" We must learn to stop from time to time in order to see clearly. At first, "stopping" may look like a kind of resistance to modern life, but it is not. It is not just a reaction; it is a way of life. Humankind's survival depends on our ability to stop rushing. "Stopping" is not only to stop the negative, but to allow positive healing to take place. That is the purpose of our practice--not to avoid life, but to experience and demonstrate that happiness in life is possible now and also in the future.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Seems like the days, months, years...fly by with each blink of an eye. Some moments can never be re-lived. We are busy. We are multitasking, un-clearly focused, or attentive. We are constantly working, building, & planning for the future in a rush. Then suddenly without realizing, we have become "BLIND" to the beautiful "present" positives right in front of us. Before you know it, opportunities & moments YOU could have created that positively impact your life & that of others has long passed. Today we are one day older. Yesterday is gone. More than half a year has passed. So when it seems like days are suddenly flying by...remember to STOP. Absorb what's around you. Take it in...fully focused on the positive. Create special moments with those you love. Capture them slowly in your mind. We can work fast, make money, buy things, get things done, but what we end up valueing most in the end when years have passed...is meaningful experiences, feelings, & memories with those whom we love. Nothing else. Stop. Be grateful. Love on others more today.Simply Positive
