Advent Photo #10 Being

'Being'
   There are places and times where 'being' is more important than 'doing' even though both have their place. This photo is the banner and beer garden for 'The Jesus Arms' pub at Greenbelt Festival and it was taken on the second afternoon in 2008 at Cheltenham Racecourse...
'The Arms' served mocktails, cocktails, homemade softdrinks and alcohol ciders and beer.
   It was quite a brilliant space where it's character changed throughout the day. On a sunny afternoon it was a great spot to escape the crowd and take time to 'be'. I enjoyed a few ales, conversations and the space. Early evening the crowds began, swelling the tent for 'beer and hymns' with lyrics onscreen. Dinner was a group catch up and late evenings turned to philosophy, theology and vital matters of life... Who we 'be' and how we 'be' is shared and laughed about, cried over and felt deeply. This is true through beer goggles or the clarity of late nights 'talking crap' and it's genuinely 'holy ground.' One day I'd like to get back there, though it took at least 20 years the first time around...