dailydatewithgod

It is amusing that an automatic function such as breathing is actually something we have to remind ourselves to do.  We need the constant in and out our breath provides but we take for granted its presence.  We often lose sight when we are restricting our breath and forget the solution to what we are experiencing may be to stop interfering.  When we are stressed or fearful our breathing takes on a different quality. When we are constricted physically we breathe in different areas of our body.  We do not become alarmed until our capacity to breathe is hindered all together.  At those moments there is nothing so precious as to be able to take a deep full breath. The automatic functioning of our breath ensures our survival.  But remembering to take moments and consciously breathe, changes the quality of our lives.  The breaths we take for granted provide the template for further exploration.  I have discovered how breaths help with pain, how breaths allow me to be more present, how breaths provide clarity of mind.  All of these gifts coming from breaths are somewhat hidden.  We have an amazing tool available at our disposal with every moment of our lives.  It is why there is such power in the pause.  In the pause, we can stop, breathe, and reassess where we are and what we need.  Our breaths place us in our body, connect us with our hearts, and slow us down just enough to know where to go next. Our breath is the first thing we take when we begin our lives and the last thing we take before we die.  How much power might we discover in these breaths during the time in between?