Last night, Jim and I went across the lake to visit family members who are also on vacation in Massachusetts. Although they planned to take some day trips to nearby attractions, they lay low, hung around the lake, and did nothing. Years ago, my friend Ellen gave me a quotation ensconced in a small frame that stated, "Doing nothing is a very important part of living. " The gift's timing was odd; we were both in the thick of our teaching careers and as English teachers, we always had a Sisyphean load of essays to read. Having a space of time to fill with nothing was sheer fantasy. I thought about that last night when my niece and nephew were extolling the pleasures of staring into space for two glorious weeks. For sure, both doing and being define the head-tail-sidedness of life. External pressures and goals often dictate much of our time, but how do we slow down to tune in to the subtleties of who we are and explore our inner truths and callings? Shifting gears and sp...
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. William Shakespeare