It is a Gerund

After writing about being, I am struck by how much being is a result of acceptance. This quote says it perfectly: ‎"Peace is something that we can bring about if we can actually learn to wake up a bit more as individuals and a lot more as a species; if we can learn to be fully what we actually already are; to reside in the inherent potential of what is possible for us, being human." Jon Kabat-Zinn is suggesting to me that my recovery is all about finding what was once there. If I identify what is inside me, perhaps covered up, I can reconnect to my potential and build anew. This is about potential.  The potential to be a good person gives me hope, and hope is a direction  When I have hope, I am willing. When I am willing, I am recovering.

Recovering is a gerund – both a noun and a verb. This person, place, and thing (me) is, and is awakening. What are you doing today to be fully awake?

Published June 17, 2012