Oh this rings so true for me. Though thankfully (and gratefully) I am better now. Progress, not perfection :) One of my fave phrases is "we are human beings, not human Doings." :) I come from a long line of "doers" My grandmother in her 80's would apologize for sitting down. I learned early on that "stillness equaled lazy" and so I filled my life with movement, literal and figurative. And several times I became so busy doing that I got physically sick, just like the monk in the story. My body told me to stop and slow down and just be. In that just being, a small bit of clarity came. In the years since, I have taken much more time to be still. And in being still important things are happening. If we look at nature, trees when dormant are still doing important things for their overall health and beauty. We we are still we are doing the same. :) We are refilling so we can give when needed. <3 Breathing helps me to center. Being in nature, being near water does too. I love watching waves either on the ocean or in a stream or a lake. Even a puddle can do. To just watch that water be. Ahhhhh. Breathe in. Breathe out! (PS It can be a challenge sometimes just being in DC where there is a huge push to be busy busy busy 24/7. I really feel so much compassion for those who cannot just be. Hugs from my heart to yours!
On Mar 15, 2016 Kristin Pedemonti wrote :
Oh this rings so true for me. Though thankfully (and gratefully) I am better now. Progress, not perfection :) One of my fave phrases is "we are human beings, not human Doings." :) I come from a long line of "doers" My grandmother in her 80's would apologize for sitting down. I learned early on that "stillness equaled lazy" and so I filled my life with movement, literal and figurative. And several times I became so busy doing that I got physically sick, just like the monk in the story. My body told me to stop and slow down and just be. In that just being, a small bit of clarity came. In the years since, I have taken much more time to be still. And in being still important things are happening. If we look at nature, trees when dormant are still doing important things for their overall health and beauty. We we are still we are doing the same. :) We are refilling so we can give when needed. <3 Breathing helps me to center. Being in nature, being near water does too. I love watching waves either on the ocean or in a stream or a lake. Even a puddle can do. To just watch that water be. Ahhhhh. Breathe in. Breathe out! (PS It can be a challenge sometimes just being in DC where there is a huge push to be busy busy busy 24/7. I really feel so much compassion for those who cannot just be. Hugs from my heart to yours!