Being Vs Surviving (or Being Vs Doing)

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A comparison and contract between being and surviving (or doing). Benefits of being in more of a being mindset.

For example, "being" (and meditation, consciousness work etc) reduces activity in the default mode network of the brain, which leads to less depression and anxiety. And "surviving" (ruminating on past events, planning for the future, thinking, daydreaming etc) activates the default mode network.

There are other changes to your physiology too, for example your muscles and body are much more relaxed when "being" than when "doing" (or if the situation calls for your muscles to tense up, you don't fight or resist that when "being"). 

Perhaps an exercise or two to notice the difference between "being" and "doing".