when was the last time you stopped and just took a long slow breath. not to calm down. not to ease anxiety. not to find your patience. but simply to just breathe.
four times a day, my phone reminds me to take deep breaths. it’s this reminder that pulls me back into whatever moment I am in. sometimes I’m driving and my mind has wandered to faraway lands. sometimes I’m reading lost in someone else’s story. sometimes I’m working but thinking about the guy or my friends or family or the millions of other things I want or need to get done.
but without fail - every single time I am reminded to breathe, I come back into me.
there is simplicity in breath. there is truth. there is peace. and so often we take it for granted.
I tell my body combat class on Monday nights, every day we wake up is a good day. each moment is a blessing. each breath is ours.
and think about that for a moment, we give so much to other people: our thoughts, opinions, words, time, space, homes, love, etc. but your breath- that is yours. you get to keep that and it belongs to you.
without breath, we would not stand. we would not wake up. we would not be able to live the full amazing lives we are blessed with. breath is the greatest gift we as humans, have been given.
so I challenge you this weekend and every day for the next week to come back to your breath. write yourself sticky notes, put reminders in your phone, ask your friends to send reminders. and allow yourself those tiny moments to simply be with you.
you are a gift. you are amazing. you are you and that is enough.
Love Always,
Riss
