Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
just being, without striving
For a while, tune out your worries about time, productivity, and "doing right." You will find satisfaction in just being, without striving.
Hi,
Is it proper to regard the bolded part in the above as "just relaxing, without working desperately?" Thanks.
Hi,
Is it proper to regard the bolded part in the above as "just relaxing, without working desperately?" Thanks.
Top answer
"Relaxing" is taken by many people to mean "doing nothing," or kicking back with a beer and watching TV. " I don't think your original sentence means to suspend activity, or thought, or creativity, or life functions - only judgement and motivation. Others may feel that "relaxing" means relieving/reducing stress.
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"Relaxing" is taken by many people to mean "doing nothing," or kicking back with a beer and watching TV. It's a very specialized sort of "being." I don't think your original sentence means to suspend activity, or thought, or creativity, or life functions - only judgement and motivation.
Others may feel that "relaxing" means relieving/reducing stress. In this sense, "relaxing" w
Others may feel that "relaxing" means relieving/reducing stress. In this sense, "relaxing" w
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