In the book, "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff...and it's all about the small stuff" by Richard Carlson, link is here. A quote struck home with me, "People are no longer human beings. We should be called human doings." I think I feel trapped in the category of human doing. I need to take more time to reflect. One of our founding fathers, John Adams, perhaps one of the greatest men to ever live on this continent, use to wake up really early and walk miles a day before most anyone else was stirring. In David McCullough's book on John Adams, John recorded in his journal, "I wander alone, and ponder. I muse, I mope, I ruminate," I'm convinced that his brilliance and tenacity was a result of his walks. Another interesting tidbit, is that some evangelical Christians consider their life, their "walk."
So, what I am doing to become more of a human being, I've reflected on the passage in D&C, "...be still and know that I am God." I'm trying to be still and reflect more. I found this wonderful poem that follows the chiasmus writing style found in the Book of Mormon:
Be Still and Know That I Am God
Be Still and Know That I Am
Be Still and Know That
Be Still and Know
Be Still
Be
Be
Be Still
Be Still and Know
Be Still and Know That
Be Still and Know That I Am
Be Still and Know That I Am God
*Found hereI am trying to be less obsessed with always doing something. There is something more than maintaining our health when taking walks or runs in our life.
