Are you Doing, or are you Being?

I describe myself as a 'spiritually driven soul' which means that I love, Love, LOVE to read books about all things divine, all things that create a connection on a spiritual level, feeding my soul, giving me direction, teaching me and guiding me on this magnificent journey of life.

This morning while reading one of those food for the soul scripts, some words jumped off the page at me, posing a question begging to be answered..... Karen, are you still 'DOING' or are you 'BEING'?

The couple of lines that hit me in my solar plexus were:

"If everything I do each day is driven by passion and a zest for living, then I am being, but if my actions are a result of fear, then I'm in doing mode."*

Of course when this type of stop me in my tracks moment happens, I have learned not to dismiss them because oftentimes on reflection, I find that I am given insight into some areas of my life that I could change to make my life experience even better. I also recognise the things I already do which enhance my life, giving me the spiritual connection I so deeply desire.

For me, fear was a huge aspect in my life as a young girl, teenager and young mum.  I used to suffer panic attacks at a very young age, which then came back in my teen years and stayed with me until my late twenties.  Living with that type of anxiety makes you do a lot of doing!

Over the years I have been healed from many of those demons, but I would say even now there are still some residual fear based attitudes that I could let go of.  There continues to be moments of doing rather than being.  After today's little 'message for Karen' I will endeavour to change that!

As for the things I do each day that are driven by passion and a zest for living, I realise there are still dreams unfulfilled and it excites me to know that there are even more opportunities to further enhance my life experience.

Life is for living and enjoying. For me, it is also about growing, learning and loving. We don't need to DO anything to experience this, we just need to BE -  and as this author so beautifully puts it..... 'connect with the soul of our magnificence'.

*Dying to Be Me - Anita Moorjani