Breathe in for 6...... hold for 6...... out for 6...... Now do it one more time. Can’t hold your breath for 6 counts? Do it for 4. Do 4-4-4. Do 4-7-8. You can’t do it wrong. There are no mistakes. Work at being consistent, at stopping throughout your day, every 30 or 60 minutes, to breathe in and out deeply, twice. Everything you need to know, all the answers to your questions & problems, start flowing in when you relax. And relaxation happens on the out breath. 4......7......8...... 4......7......8......
Den of Positivity Blog Posts
12/21/19: Snowball 2019
More of Snowball’s antics.
12/21/19: Zen of Traffic
Drive well this season, friends.
12/19/19: 2 Years P.O.
2 years PO. A retrospective:
“This is not evidence of your vulnerability; this is evidence of your invincibility.” (Hicks)
“The wound is where the light enters you.” (Rumi)
12/15/19: Sunday Breathing
12/14/19: Happy Holihamsterdays
‘Tis the season. And these two pictures of our elf, Snowball, are a pretty good representation of my own progress since December 2017. Happy holihamsterdays, y’all!
12/10/19: Talk About Your Joys
Continually true.
12/8/19: Adulting
- Discussed plan for today’s Grocery-Laundry-Cooking-Two Away Basketball Games-Buy a Christmas Tree Agenda with wife.
- Changed the 9-Volt battery in the chirping smoke detector.
- Introduced the song, “I Will Follow You” to the kids so they would understand Snowball [Elf on Shelf]’s reference.
- Read an article about how to give your kids fewer presents so they appreciate them more.
- Put in a load of laundry.
- Swept kitchen floor & emptied dishwasher.
- Lied to Facebook friends about emptying the dishwasher.
- Meditated for 8 minutes.
*What adulting have you done this morning? *
Snarky comments always welcome, as long as you follow up with serious addition to list. Make yourself proud. We do a lot. Keeping a visual of tasks I’ve accomplished hushes the “not enough” demons in my head.
12/4/19: Something That I Want
Note to self:
You already have everything you need. Take two deep breaths … in for 6 … hold for 6 … out for 6… before you buy.
12/3/19: e.e. cummings, Snow Day
“i thank You God for most this amazing [snow]day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes...” -e.e. cummings
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