Be Still and Breathe

Sometimes the most essential thing we can ever do is to be still.

Breathe in... breathe out...
Breathe in...

In my quiet there is always noise. It's my noise. Not the world's. Not others. Not circumstances.

Ringing in my ears. Slow soft breaths. Creaking of bones. A yawn and the muffled sound of my ear popping.

Small, insignificant movements. Yet it is okay. I am still. I am quiet. I am me.

Stillness invigorates me. The inside me. The soul me. The real me.

The me who is. The me who trusts. The me who enjoys. The me who loves.

Quietly, as I connect with my inner self, connection seaps into my being and says, "You belong."

It is only then that I can face the world, my world, my friends, my neighbors, my life... with peace.

I don't have to strive to find my place in and amongst others.

When I accept my place on this ever changing globe,

when I am still in a world of movement,

when I acknowledge the beauty of my surroundings,

when I allow myself to remember every single one of us are imperfect,

every single one of us desires love, acceptance... belonging

then I can hear the still, small voice in my soul speak... words which are meant for my ears alone.

There is much to do in life. Doing is golden when it is birthed in stillness, in the calm moments, in self acceptance, in being.

Learning how to be. Learning how to be me. Learning to allow me to be.

It is okay. It is life. It is okay.

Breathe in...

Breathe out...

Now engage... in life, in people, in listening, in kindness, in loving, and sometimes in speaking.

Breathe...