Finding a quiet space to catch my breath - that's seems to be the challenge for a lot of us lately! I finally decided to sit quietly and listen to the gentle breezes through my wind chimes and the birds outside to help get back into a more natural rhythm - and of course, to take a breath.
Do you have a favorite way to remind yourself to catch your breath, especially in those times of chaos, when we find ourselves challenged with whatever?
I think when we are at our most harried, we tend to take our breathing for granted. We think that we don't have any control, and yet, that's exactly what we do have - we influence our breathing, we can slow it down, make it deeper, more replenishing.
I've been exploring a new concept for an old word - Recalibrate. Maybe because it was brought to my attention just as we were entering Mercury Retrograde and "Re" words are associated aLOT with times of retrograde=
- Review
- Retreat
- Release
- Reflect
- Refresh
- Replenish
I've added Recalibrate to my list, and I think it's the most vital thing we can do in this time.
When I say "recalibrate" it brings to mind my husband having to recalibrate the timing on our car - back in the day when you could actually do such a thing. It took tiny, deliberate adjustments to correct and allow the car to run properly.
That's what we can do for ourselves. If things are not working for you - recalibrate your thoughts, your words and your actions with small intentional shifts. I have been surprised at how a little change in my re-sponse (another re word) made a big difference.
Sit with it - take a breath and reflect on what recalibration you could use to make your day a bit easier. I think you'll be surprised. Here's my view lately, as I sit and reflect about my own recalibration.
