Counting

Buddha preaching first sermon from Sarnath 

Counting breaths are one way to get to sleep. You can also use sheep. How many days until Election Day, at this crucial moment. At the same time, are you someone who wants to get everything over with--even the good things? How long has it been since you have not wanted something to end? The Endless Summer (1966) is the famous surfing movie. The reverse of waiting for progression is getting lost in the present. The latter, being in the now, is Zen. "Do" means path in Eastern philosophy. Essentially it's a path into the self, rather than a form of displacement in space/time.