Living Juicy – Doing
This week of The Living Juicy Project is focusing on “Doing”. At first I didn’t understand the topic. In my experience “doing” is usually followed by some other action word- like “doing the dishes” or “doing your homework”. How do you define “doing” by itself? Think about it…
I remember when I took a foreign language class and we were trying to translate the verb “to do” from English into German. But the German language doesn’t have that word. The closest they have is “to make”. It’s kinda close, but not exactly the same.
So, what is “doing”? The dictionary definition is “action; performance; execution”
SARK draws a distinction between “doing” and “being.” “Doing” is more in your head, while “being” is more in your body. I can see the truth in that observation. Sometimes I keep myself busy “doing” stuff so I don’t have to feel or be with myself. I’ll read or watch TV until late into the night to avoid unpleasant emotions. SARK illustrates this in a drawing with the head floating away from the body.
“Your soul doesn’t care what you do for a living – and when your life is over, neither will you. Your soul cares only about what you’re being while you’re doing whatever you’re doing….” Neale Donald Walsch
It’s possible that we are doing too much. It might be useful to stop every now and again and meditate on what it is we actually want to do. Maybe it’s time for some conscious, deliberate doing. Have you ever had the thought that time is just flying by, and you have no idea where it even went… I’ve had that exact thought in the last couple days. We’re almost done with January 2010, and I’m not completely sure what all I’ve been doing.
Thank goodness I have these posts to point to and say, “I’ve done that.” Now the question is, Who have I been being? Who I’ve been “being” has more relevance on my future and on my soul.
