Closing the Gap
Between Existing and
Living
All life
began with a thought, and then that thought came into existence; it becomes.
Existence is
about becoming. Living, is about experiencing the life that you were designed
for and the one that you’ve been designing.
Existence is
a big deal, but it's not the end deal.
My daughter–in-love was in labor for 12 hours. During that time, she
kept saying, “I just want to meet her, I can’t wait to meet her.”
Alayna was born and her mother finally got to
see her and now she is meeting her every single day.
Most folks
are not living; they are existing. Now, don’t get me wrong, existence is a
beautiful thing.
When I complete a book and it is edited and published, it
comes into existence, but it doesn’t live until someone picks it up and reads
it.
People who exist and do what they are
supposed to do (go to school, to work, back home to family and hit repeat) are
the keepers of order.
But when you begin to live your full
purpose, you become the keeper of the flame.
When my
ideas come into existence, they Be, but when others grab them and run, they
take on a life of their own.
Some folks have been existing so that
others may live. Life requires that you see yourself and do something about it.
We are meant to live and live that
much more abundantly.
Living is
priceless. It requires that you see clearly, love deeply and live your purpose
with joy.
Living
ignites a flame for others and enables them to see their own potential.
Living frees
you from the responsibility of doing everything for someone else. It enables you to help them see
their way.
Living goes
on beyond this life and into the beyond.
If that last
one is a little too esoteric just try to spend a day without hearing or seeing
a reference to Prince. He is living and has awakened the Michael Jackson,
Whitney Houston and David Bowie in all of us.
Live now. See, hear,
touch, taste and feel your way to living.
Be you, be well, be
living.
Bertice Berry, PhD.
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