DO BE HAVE v BE HAVE DO
- Sarah Campbell
- Sep 22, 2022
- 1 min read
Kinda hard to know what just BEING is... or is about.
It is in this world anyway, where just being doesn't seem to be acceptable. DOING on the other hand is fine. "Just keep on keeping on."
I've spent the last 10 years of my life doing and doing and doing so that I can just BE.
It goes like this...If I buy a croft then I can lie in the grass and gaze at the sky for an age, If I build a house then I can relax within it, If I build that seating area in the corner then I can sit calm within it, If I build a veranda then I can swing back and forth enjoying the smell of the roses, if I build a hot tub then I can REALLY relax and so on and on.
STOP SARAH! be still.
This beautifully captures the tension between constant doing and simply being—a reminder that we often chase comfort through action, yet miss the peace found in stillness. And yet, amid this quiet reflection, there’s a whisper of productivity waiting to emerge: perhaps I should take my online algebra class, not as another chore to tick off, but as a deliberate pause in the doing—an invitation to grow. In embracing this shift, I sense that learning can become a mindful act rather than frantic task. So here’s to leaning into both being and becoming—with balance and intention.