BREATHE

This morning I lay in bed not quite ready to get up and meet the day. As I watched the sun rise, I notice the rise and fall of my breath.   I am always amazed at the complexity of breath – of all the stories it tells about where I am in the moment and intricate layers of where I have been.   It’s a funny thing, breath. We don’t usually give it much thought – it’s automatic right? I mean that’s the whole point, it’s automatic so we don’t have to think about it because we humans are distractible and if our breath relied on us paying attention to it. Well let’s just say, our species would be short lived. The thing is, it’s not quite that simple. Of course, we breathe enough to be alive but the breath is actually a complex multi layered thing. It can tell us so much...