Breath. We breathe in and out. Without that simple function, we expire. Yet we take for granted this simple act of life. Breath is one simple & elegant action we can take that allows us to experience the give and receive exchange that underlies our world. We breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide, the trees around us 'breathe' in carbon dioxide and 'breathe' out oxygen. Exchange, it is what makes our world function, survive and thrive.
The next thing to notice is that you don't have to struggle to breathe, you don't have to shake yourself and tell yourself, "Oh, I forgot to breathe". It occurs as a natural function of your life. It is an effortless function.
Maybe it's time to consider that exchange is the natural flow of the universe, and to allow yourself to be in the natural flow of the universe, take time to pay attention to your breath. When you breathe in silently say to yourself, "I am receiving" and when you breathe out say "I am giving".
That simple exercise has helped me through some long dark moments and has heightened the loving kind moments to inexpressible joy. Try it on. See what you get.
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