In the world of the everyday, we move from moment to moment taking care of “business.” Much of what we do is routine and makes us effective at what we do. Even when the routine does not work, we will reach back and find another way to “get-r-dun.” And, when nothing else has seemed to work, we will look around and find a new way to meet the goal. We move from one task to the next at work and at home. We spend the bulk of our lives “doing” stuff. When finished we move on to do other stuff.
A vacation can offer us an opportunity to find another side of our lives that is more about “being” than doing. Now, I have to be careful using a word like “being.” It has been the fodder for countless philosophical arguments for millennia and is generally used in such obscure, meaningless ways that it has become a joke to most folks. I am not interested in picking the mites off the backs of the philosophical fleas that hang out on the word “being.” But vacations do offer us a time to get back in touch with ourselves, to rediscover who we are and what fills our lives with joy. When we live into who we are, we are “being.”
The soul offers ample opportunities for us to vacate our routine lives and find our “being.” The soul opens our eyes to the wonders around us. The soul helps us experience the world without running our perceptions through the filters of the mind. We can receive something without asking questions about it. How can I use this? Where did it come from? Why is it here? What is it called? The soul can receive a sensory experience and respond to it with joy and wonder.
The soul helps us vacate the routines and introduces us to someone who may have gotten lost in all the “doing.” It can re-introduce us to the “being” inside who revels in wonder and awe. It can help us meet ourselves along the way of the everyday.
A vacation can offer us an opportunity to find another side of our lives that is more about “being” than doing. Now, I have to be careful using a word like “being.” It has been the fodder for countless philosophical arguments for millennia and is generally used in such obscure, meaningless ways that it has become a joke to most folks. I am not interested in picking the mites off the backs of the philosophical fleas that hang out on the word “being.” But vacations do offer us a time to get back in touch with ourselves, to rediscover who we are and what fills our lives with joy. When we live into who we are, we are “being.”
The soul offers ample opportunities for us to vacate our routine lives and find our “being.” The soul opens our eyes to the wonders around us. The soul helps us experience the world without running our perceptions through the filters of the mind. We can receive something without asking questions about it. How can I use this? Where did it come from? Why is it here? What is it called? The soul can receive a sensory experience and respond to it with joy and wonder.
The soul helps us vacate the routines and introduces us to someone who may have gotten lost in all the “doing.” It can re-introduce us to the “being” inside who revels in wonder and awe. It can help us meet ourselves along the way of the everyday.
TIPS: Cultivating Awe
Open the Senses. Look, listen, taste, touch, and smell. Let the world astound you!
Let go of the questions! Let the world be what it is. It is remarkable all on its own.
Enjoy the moment by letting that experience fill your life. Let your awe force everything else aside.
Allow that moment to become a memory, unencumbered by theories, ideas, or reflections.
Let the moment speak as it chooses, especially if it chooses to remain silent.
When the moment passes allow gratitude to grow as you look back with joy for the gift you have received.
Blessings,
Bob
Let go of the questions! Let the world be what it is. It is remarkable all on its own.
Enjoy the moment by letting that experience fill your life. Let your awe force everything else aside.
Allow that moment to become a memory, unencumbered by theories, ideas, or reflections.
Let the moment speak as it chooses, especially if it chooses to remain silent.
When the moment passes allow gratitude to grow as you look back with joy for the gift you have received.
Blessings,
Bob
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