It’s a conspiracy I tell ya.
Ever since I made the decision to take time out to heal so many positive things have happened to me that I feel sure that I made the right decision. And the main recurrent theme has been remembering to breathe. First “Bob” sent me some good advice about yoga breathing and described a good one for me to practice that would help me focus on the present. And of course we do various breathing exercises in yoga class. Then the other day I read this lovely quote…
Breathing in, I calm my body. Breathing out, I smile.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
I’ve been doing that one a lot since then and it really feels good. And then today someone on Twitter linked to a blog called Zen Habits and this wonderful post called (you guessed it) Breathe. It’s as though all of a sudden the universe is intent on getting me to breathe properly. And also to work on personal growth stuff. I had a quick look at the archives on Zen Habits and think I will do quite a bit more reading there. I really like the simplicity of the posts.
casa azahar 
I read that Zen Habits “Breathe” piece – that’s great! Thanks for pointing it out on an otherwise ridonkulously stressful day. I’m feeling *much* better now.
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I have a rather annoying habit of posting quotes on the door to my (usually) unoccupied and closed office. I still have the slip I wrote on a few weeks ago and it has some relevance here-
*Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.*
Swedish Proverb
I hope it annoys you less than it does my fellow workers. 😉
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I read the post on Zen Habits, but I like the Swedish proverb, too.
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I actually have a post-it note on my computer screen which says ‘blink’ – to remind me to blink. My eyes get dry and sore from staring at the screen all day, and although it sounds hoky, this little note really works as a nudge to the subconscious. I should imagine that the same would be true for a note about the breath.
🙂
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az, thank you! I needed that (and also Zoomer’s proverb, which is now on my screensaver).
I really need to *relax*. 🙂
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