the be line

It is difficult to articulate what it means to be, or why one should want to be more, and do less. Of what value is being? It is esoteric, subjective, philosophical and existential. It generates many more questions than answers. "Being is an open concept. It is impossible to form a mental image of it. Nobody can claim exclusive possession of it" writes Eckhart Tolle. And this is why I love it so much.

Being eludes our human desire to slice, dice and analyze everything in our experience. Like the best things in life, it cannot be acquired, it is already in our possession. It cannot be thought, it can only be felt. This quote by Maya Angelou communicates, simply, a way to consider the impact of who you are being:

"i've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - maya angelou

So, we can ask ourselves, "how do I make people feel?"

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