We breathe. In and out. Most of the time we do this unconsciously. I, for one, don't often stop to think about what a miracle this is -- what a marvel of design or invention or accident.
But today I have been thinking about this and the other miracles that keep us alive. Blood circulates through no effort on our part. Our nervous systems pass messages throughout our bodies. Again, no volition is involved.
We stand up and ambulate. We open our eyes and see. We hear. We taste. We smell. Most of us take these wonders for granted--at least, that is, until one of these systems goes awry. What if we were to appreciate these miracles before they fail us?
What else do we take for granted much of the time? How about:
Water--most especially hot, running water
Shelter
Grocery stores with food on the shelves.
Love, all kinds of love.
Gentle readers, if our bodies are working, if we have water and shelter and food and people who love us, we are so very fortunate. Can we spend some time appreciating this?
I have been living with a lot of fear and anxiety about current events. I think I need to stop for a moment and breathe.
Can we all stop and breathe. In and out.
Let's.
And then let's do whatever we can to repair this broken world.
Thanks for that. We need to stop and breathe.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post. In these crazy times, we need to stop and breathe.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder to breathe. I’ve been holding my breath way too much lately!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your amazing blog posts. Trying to breathe
ReplyDeleteYou turned my feelings into words, especially on the love, all kinds of love. Thank you. As I said to a good friend yesterday, "We still have each other."
ReplyDeleteMarjorie---you have such a gift of putting into words the hopes/thoughts we didn't know we had until you said them. Vicki G
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