Breathe

I suppose you could say this should go without saying, but far too often, we forget just how important it is.

And today, I got a lot of chances to realize that a lot of the time, I'm focusing on a lot of other things instead of just focusing on breathing.  I get caught up in wanting to do better, or do more.  I get frustrated about what I can't do or can't see.  I lament that I didn't do something, or something didn't go how I'd wanted it to.  And in those moments, I lose focus on the present.

I forget to just breathe it all in--and then let it all go as I breathe out.

In my Christmas card this year, I wrote a line that struck me as being wonderfully profound; so, I want to share it again here today:

Each breath is a revelation;

I think that revelation becomes much clearer near the end of our lives--those last breaths a few more moments that we get to spend in reflection, or with family or loved ones.  And as @Sadhguru points out (check in at about :59 seconds in for the beginning of his explanation), breathing is a very fragile thing--so simple, and yet so profound to our existence.

So for today, I want to leave you with that thought--that one little reminder.  When all else seems to be confusion, chaos, or disappointment in your life, just remember:

Breathe.

For the present is but a moment, and if you let it pass, a new moment will begin.