The Importance of Being

The Importance of Being

When my life goes off tracked

And I am out of whack

There is something I am forgetting

That in life what matters most is being

Not having

Not even doing.

Having and doing leave one never satisfied

You want more and more till you're tired
Burned out and totally fried.

Being is pacifying

Satisfying

Gratifying
Strengthening

Joy giving.

I have to remind myself when the rat race
Is too fast paced
To slow down and even stop
To breathe and reflect
We are not just mere objects.

Awareness of the spirit within

Is life giving

Not the things 

Or what success brings.