Having not done much yet, one thing that I have learned was the importance of breathing. The everyday breath that you have to keep your circulatory system active is not what I am talking about, but paying attention to breathing. Everyday, every moment, yoga, meditation, to waking up and driving to work, a person should always be conscious of their breath.

Its actually a lot harder then you think it is.

I didn’t really think that it would be hard until I tried. I started with conscious thought early in the morning when I woke  and during morning yoga. “I don’t see what the big deal is” I thought. “This is easy, whats the big deal” I proclaimed, scoffing at the challenge before me. As the day progressed though I felt myself slipping, walking down busy streets, sitting on the bus, waiting for pedestrians to finish crossing at a cross walk that was already flashing a red hand, I started to forget my breath. I start to clinch. Work was even worse. With the hassle of budgets, deadlines, and protocol it made conscious breath damn near impossible.

I’m still working on it. I try to pay attention to my breathing at all times. It may be the hardest thing to do but later we’ll all sit back and laugh at our selves. Hard is the simple that doesn’t try.

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