Doing versus being

Doing versus Being
(Pictured: local beach, behind me would be shorty pushing the pram with the 8 month old were minding with reeif and budda, running top speed)

As the city mouse, me, is slowly adjusting to life in the country I am becoming more and more clear how comfortably i operate on my DOING mode in place of my BEING mode. It has served me brilliantly in NYC for years and in the business of fashion for 11 years. And now having chosen the more simple country life i am certain I now have to learn how to experience BEING without DOING.

For my city readers who have already tuned me out, let me clarify.

For a DOER a short list of things to do would be carefully time managed and very focused on how one task was going to be linked to the next. The doer can be blind to the present and to the amazing parade that is occurring all around from the butterflies flying past to the children who are waving as they pass by. But instead of feeling the joy of the present the Doer maybe frustrated with what was getting in the way, such as slow drivers on the road or children talking to a cashier, to be able to accomplish all they SHOULD in the allotted amount of time.

For one who can experience the same scenario as a BEING it would appear more fluid. All the same tasks would be completed in about the same amount of time but it would look more fun and with lots of ease all the while enjoying the butterflies and the children. And as new experiences show up instead of being overly focused on the goal and rushing to the finish enjoying the opportunity that can be right in front of them.

For me on my current Adventure to Oz i arrived and operated in my safety zone of DOING rather than being. On day 40 after have seeing a lot and accomplished far less i began to realize things don't work quite the same here as they do in New York or LA. This city mouse was feeling the country and the only way to feel it was to simply BE.

My first BEING day was a morning when a friend of Shortys asked if we could help out for a few hours for cash so we drove straight to Humptyback Road where mulching was waiting for Shorty and inside a sewing project was waiting for me. As i sewed my triangles face to face one after another for the bunting i saw out the window shorty pushing a wheelbarrow full of mulch as reeif followed her behind..what a sight...and that was the moment i began to just BE.

From that moment on I make it a point to get to the beach almost every day, exercise and meditate, even if only for a few minutes, and everything is falling into place...we are back on the path and back in the flow. We've found the most amazing house with all our needs met including a huge yard for reeifie and we move in on June 6th, the same day my work is ramping up to 9 hrs a week instead of 5!!!

We are being and doing great, we've got a spare room now so pack your bags and book your flights! and if DOING isn't working for you trying just BEING...its is a whole new experience.