Saturday, December 31, 2011

Breathe

Just breathe.

...sometimes you just need to take so many breaths...just to breathe again.

When I run, for example, I often bring my tensions and anxieties along (who can set them aside?).  And, it takes about half a route of running...breathing -- in-and-out, in-and-out -- before I start to get a sense of things again.  Even hearing myself breathe, helps me slowly realize something significant is going on.

And, then, it occurs.  I start breathing again, metaphorically, breathing again...shedding the thinking and things that often end up encumbering my being.  I rediscover the natural rhythm of things; relaxing and breathing...as the things of life start to go back to their proper place, order, and orientation.

Just breathe.