Take A Deep Breath
And be in this moment, feeling the expansion of your chest, and the movement of the air as it courses through your nose and mouth, cascading down the back of your throat and into your lungs.
Reaching the end of its journey, it unloads its life saving oxygen and picks up the poisonous carbon dioxide from deep within you, carrying into the outside world.
Every single breath is a miracle.
And breathe out, feeling your body return to its normal shape, as the air streams out of you. Warmed by the heat of your body, it steams in the cold air of the world.
The magical interplay of light and air paints marvels in front of you, as that which was invisible is for a moment transformed into a living canvas of movement and refraction.
Be in this moment, and breathe.
With each breath now, allowing your mind to calm, focusing on that which you have and can give, rather than ruminating on that which you don’t have and want. Allow your consciousness to determine the flow and focus of your thoughts, being lost in compassion and gratitude for the miracle of your thoughts, your breath, this world, your soul.
Find that place of kindness within you, and allow it to expand with each breath until it becomes you.
Center yourself where you are, and when you are, not anxiously pulling pain from the future or the past. Share in the majesty of this moment, with its trials and its truths.
Feel each muscle in your body, relaxing and moving in a symphony of motion that you hold in stillness as your mind moves closer to singularity, stillness and sensitivity. Experience the energy of each breath flowing in and through you as you find your place in the now that is always now.
And just be here, now.
With each long, slow, deliberate and divine breath, allow your inner vision to find all those things for which you could be grateful, and catalog them in your mind. Balance your breaths between finding and thanking, and let your mind be full of the things which bring you a sense of joy and gratitude.
Then with each breath in, focus your mind onto something for which you grateful, and with the subsequent breath out, allow gratitude to suffuse through your soul, spreading from your heart to the very tips of your fingers and toes.
And feel the change in your body as you move into a deep, profound feeling of thankfulness.
For there are many reasons to give thanks in this world, and each breath can be a reminder of them. Train your heart, your soul and your mind to breathe gratitude every day, and you will discover a world far beyond your understanding.
Live your life in a state of wonder, and you will gaze in wonder at the state of your life.
— Dr. Alan Barnes
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