How To Stop Being

1. I strolled into a Starbucks a few days ago to meet a companion. All the occasion swag was shown in red boxes and occasion menus were up including gingerbread and peppermint everything. It was 2:00 toward the evening, and it wasn't excessively occupied, so I was somewhat shocked by all the hullabaloo behind the counter. 
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3. There were 7 individuals clamoring around looking occupied. Two were taking care of the drive-through, it resembled a couple were being prepared, others were cleaning, loading, and sorting out. 
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5. The peculiar part was that it required a truly long investment to get my chai latte. There were a few people holding up by the get counter for their beverages, and it wasn't clear for some time on the off chance that anybody was notwithstanding making them. 
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7. My companion wound up sitting tight by the money enlist for quite a while before anybody even came to take her request. 
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9. Something was off here. 
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11. A great deal of stuff was going on, however not the one thing the business is really expected to do - serve espresso beverages to its clients! 
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13. All the Starbucks representatives were occupied, however none of them were focusing on the master plan. 
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15. Occupied As A Method for Being 
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17. In our way of life, we discuss being occupied a great deal. It's regularly some portion of our response to the question, "How are you?" 
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19. "Goodness, great yet occupied. I have a ton of stuff going on." 
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21. Correct? You hear it constantly. Possibly you even say it yourself. 
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23. I have an issue with this. 
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25. Most importantly, bustling isn't the means by which you ARE. When you say "I'm occupied," it doesn't really say anything in regards to you. Or maybe it concentrates on the stuff you are DOing. It's really a kind of conceal for being focused, or tired, or overpowered, or out of adjust. 
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27. The thing is, we as a whole realize that! 
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29. It resembles "occupied" is a code word that draws compassion from someone else, on the grounds that we've all been there. BEING occupied means you are so wrapped up in the stuff you are doing, that you aren't generally being anything. 
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31. Occupied As A Reason 
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33. Individuals likewise utilize it as a reason. 
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35. Whenever asked, "Did you do X?" Individuals will state, "No, I've been truly occupied." 
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37. In my reality, a standout amongst the most widely recognized reasons that individuals don't stay aware of making substance is on account of they are occupied. 
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39. However, does that mean you finished something else? Do you have something to appear for the things you've been doing? Then again have you quite recently been occupied? 
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41. Being occupied doesn't really imply that you are fulfilling anything. Actually, it appears to be more similar to you are running in circles without truly getting anyplace. It invokes a picture of disarray and disruption - like the scene behind the Starbucks counter. 
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43. What Else Would You be able to Be? 
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45. We as a whole have a great deal going on. Furthermore, with the occasions coming up, it's considerably more pervasive. There are going to be a bundle of things added to your timetable and your rundown of things to do. 
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47. Many individuals grumble about being occupied as of now of year. Is that truly how you need to encounter your occasions? 
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49. Presently, I can't mysteriously contract your schedule. However, on the grounds that you have a considerable measure going on, doesn't mean you need to BE Occupied. 
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51. You could be something else... like present, or centered, or associated with individuals instead of to your to-dos. 
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53. Indeed, even amidst a ton of things going on, you don't need to be occupied. Truth be told I prescribe that you attempt to exile that word from your vocabulary. What's more, ask yourself, "What would I truly like to BE?"