Human Doings

Richard Carlson used to have a phrase that is very appropriate for modern day living.

He would often say that we are no longer human beings, we have become human doings.

We have been conditioned by society to always have to be doing something, whether it is working, watching television or any one of numerous things that we fill our time with.

As a result, we have lost our ability to just be. We find it difficult to sit alone for a few minutes in peace and quiet.

Some people even get frustrated waiting a couple of minutes at the traffic lights!

Today, make a conscious effort to be a human being in stead of a human doing. There will be times when you have nothing to do. There will be times when you are waiting. In stead of trying to fill those moments finding something to do, or worse thinking of everything that you have to do, enjoy them and just be.