Less Doing, More Being
Something that I’ve been contemplating recently is how to embrace more “being” and less “doing”.
My whole life, I’ve loved being “busy” and have always associated that with “success” and “productivity”.
But the real truth is that in our moments of rest, when we are quiet and surrendering to the stillness… that’s when the real ‘a-ha’ moments occur.
Think about how often inspiration strikes when you’re in the shower or on a run… it’s like our brains have time to detach from the day-to-day and have the actual space to think freely and openly.
For me, the best ideas come when I’m out walking or running… or in that half an hour before I fall asleep when the chitter chatter of the conscious mind is quieter.
If you struggle to ‘find time’ in a packed day to just ‘be’, consider scheduling it into your calendar. Let your family and friends know beforehand that you’ll be offline and ask them to respect your quiet time.
After all, time spent resting, recharging and surrendering to the ‘being’ is always time well spent.
If you’re easily distracted, think about putting your phone on airplane mode whilst lying on a yoga mat or going for a mindful walk. Another useful tip is leaving your phone in another room so you don’t end up reaching for it out of habit then mindlessly scrolling.
Make a promise to yourself to only turn it back on or go into the room at the end of your hour, when you’ve had time to decompress fully.
Having a time and a place to truly ‘switch off’ is one of the kindest things we can do for ourselves in a world that is always ‘on’.
My whole life, I’ve loved being “busy” and have always associated that with “success” and “productivity”.
But the real truth is that in our moments of rest, when we are quiet and surrendering to the stillness… that’s when the real ‘a-ha’ moments occur.
Think about how often inspiration strikes when you’re in the shower or on a run… it’s like our brains have time to detach from the day-to-day and have the actual space to think freely and openly.
For me, the best ideas come when I’m out walking or running… or in that half an hour before I fall asleep when the chitter chatter of the conscious mind is quieter.
If you struggle to ‘find time’ in a packed day to just ‘be’, consider scheduling it into your calendar. Let your family and friends know beforehand that you’ll be offline and ask them to respect your quiet time.
After all, time spent resting, recharging and surrendering to the ‘being’ is always time well spent.
If you’re easily distracted, think about putting your phone on airplane mode whilst lying on a yoga mat or going for a mindful walk. Another useful tip is leaving your phone in another room so you don’t end up reaching for it out of habit then mindlessly scrolling.
Make a promise to yourself to only turn it back on or go into the room at the end of your hour, when you’ve had time to decompress fully.
Having a time and a place to truly ‘switch off’ is one of the kindest things we can do for ourselves in a world that is always ‘on’.