I attended a conference a couple of weeks ago and someone encouraged me to take time to "breathe in".
As a runner, my thoughts go straight the sound and sensation of breathing in; the way your lungs crave air on a long uphill stretch or when you pick up your pace at the end of a run. Or, as a singer I think of taking a quick, deep breath, expanding the diaphragm to let all the air you can get pour in. In both these cases breathing in is something intense, refreshing, energizing and with the purpose of keeping the movement and purpose going.
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| Enjoying rest after a nice morning run |
I've reflected a little bit on "breathing in and what it means to me...
It is not stationary, but it is also not active. It is a kind of re-tanking, but not in a stand still kind of way. Breathing in is intensional and at the same time completely natural. It always meets a need. Sometimes, if the situation is so desperate, it can hurts when it is taken in. It can also cause one to be aware of what is going on inside of them.
Breathing causes me to expand, to take in what is already there: air, nature, others, beauty, pleasures to be experienced and moments waiting to be shared.
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| Alex's fuzzy friend |
We experienced some "breathing in" moments this week end with good friends on the lovely prairie country side near Brandon..
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| Time spent together with good friends ( Tammy, Amanda.. and Lucy) |
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| Watching a soccer world cup game!! |
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| The evenings dangerous chefs! |
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| Preparing supper with friends |
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| Frying... |
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| Breathing.. |
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| Chopping... |
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| Norman and Amanda our wonderful hosts! |
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| Lots and lots of time around a plentiful table |
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| Lara's Chocolate Moltons |
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| Enjoying a quiet moment |
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