Dictionary Wisdom

Inspiration comes and goes as it pleases, kinda like a stray dog.  I know that's a rather rough way to start a blog but it explains my absence the past few weeks in posting here. Sometimes you only have so much energy to go around and between work, the kids and whatever other commitments we have in life we can sometimes forget to stop, be still and just...be.

The definition of "doing" is: action, performance and/or execution.

How much of your life is spent doing? Doing this, doing that or doing the other thing? Some things we have to do. Bills don't pay themselves, kids can't teach themselves and people we know and love sometimes can't really help themselves. Knowing who needs a hand and being willing to give it is a great thing but so many of us forget to allow others to help us or, even worse, we forget to help ourselves.

The definition of "being" is: the fact of existing, existence, a living thing.

I love it when man gets something right. Here we have a great bit of wisdom in a simple set of definitions. One does not become "a living thing" by doing. One does so by being. Often we confuse the two and convince ourselves that by doing we can forget about being. Our worries and concerns, you see, can easily be buried in our tasks and habits. This is how so many of us can be adults and still act so much like children; our bodies have evolved but not our minds and, far worse, not our souls.

So take a moment and find your inspiration. Turn off the phone and the television. Read. Pray. Ponder. Sit still. Recharge those batteries and be a living thing.