Breathing is something we do automatically. Under stress, we breathe more shallowly in little puffs as we hurry from one thing to the next. There is no doubt we are living in busy and stressful times.
I offer these images to provide a moment to take a slightly deeper breath and look at something lovely. Or a further moment to notice what the picture evokes for you.
Give yourself a gift of being in present time.
A few years ago, I wrote a story called Roadside Attractions. It was a rare time of abundant moisture and flowers along the roads were spectacular. Like flowers, we all need moisture from our friends. A simple ‘I’m thinking about you today.‘ A friend of mine calls it “tending.” Do you have a friendship that has gone unattended?
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