Do-in and Be-ing

I read a wonderful article--one that really resonated with me--in the Jovian Archive newsletter. Written by contributing couple Leela and Dharmen Swann-Herbert,  Noticing Your Life (overt overtones of  "be in the now"?) discusses how the Human Design System has helped them find success in really noticing the world, each other and discovering their own best way of being.

We are all wired uniquely, yet we judge ourselves and others against a homogenized norm---doers are valued, the work ethic is valued-- initiating action, etc is how we've been raised---while daydreamers are slackers and quiet contemplation is for those chosen cloistered few. 

It is easy to get pulled along in this life--doing as others do, dressing as others dress, eating as others eat. My very own Human Design bodychart has started me on the path to discovering how I've been literally made--how my circuits are set up to respond to stimuli, and the absolute best way to live my life as myself. What could be better than that? What can you really count on to be right for you? As it turns out, we all have an inner authority that we can call on to help with even the most mundane of choices.

My inner authority is sacral--a guttural yes or no pretty much sums it up. Can you imagine how difficult it is to hear the poor neglected sacral voice when you have been rushing and doing. Just how do you slow down?

"Although I saw the value of being rather than doing, it was something that felt unobtainable – that I was too busy, that it would be boring, that I couldn’t actually do it."

Bingo--exactly how I have felt!!!! But as I am relaxing a little into my life, listening closely to what my gut tells me is the right choice (while simultaneously wrestling to quiet the blithering mind) I am slowing the train down long enough to start to recognize the grand savory production that life is.

Dharmen and Leela say:  
Slowly, through the tools of Human Design and self-observation, life became less about what each of us were doing, and more about how each of us experienced our lives. It is this quality of being rather than doing, which fills most of our days now.

For me, disentangling myself from the drama of the day to day and being able to see for myself what it is all about is EXTREMELY valuable. As we head in to the next level of human consciousness, I want to be able to stand for myself with confidence. I want to be aware of it all and engaged in the conversation when I need to be. I believe that the Human Design system will be of great help for many years to come.