[at-l] The Sweetness of Doing Nothing

[spiriteagle99@hotmail.com (Jim and/or Ginny Owen)]

Jan Leitschuh wrote:
>>"dolce far niente" which is an
>>Italian term meaning "pleasant relaxation in carefree idleness".
>

>Try sitting quietly for 30 minutes, not in front of the TV, not with a 
>book, not with a wandering mind. Just simply sitting and observing how you 
>feel. Unless you are in the habit of doing so, the odds are good that in 
>short order you'll jump up and do something, anything. Doing, you see, is 
>the escape from being. And aren't you, after all, a human being, rather 
>than a human doing?


Jan -
This kinda relates to the idea that most of us hike to get closer to 
"nature" --- but some  of "us" can't stand being alone with ourselves and 
some can't stand the silence, so they carry a radio, Walkman, MP3 player, 
etc.  Yeah - it's flame bait  --- ignore it.  But it's also true  :-)

Walk softly,
Jim

_________________________________________________________________
Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. 
http://www.hotmail.com