Its one of those given acts that we fully expect our body to do for us.....We rarely think about it......We take that simple life sustaining act for granted........50 times every minute.....Every minute we live...
Today my Mom leaves the hospital again. Doctors feel she has recovered from the Pneumonia and she will be released today. But her breathing is something she is conscious of, every second, every minute, every day.......Its unimaginable what that effort and strength must be like to sustain......The delicate balance between the body's need for oxygen.....Too much and too little........
I cant imagine how the brain and the heart deal with the terms of our human life living its final act.......How do we prepare ourselves for our last days as well as move forward, fearlessly, waiting for the voice of God to meet us at our final destination?
Today is full of life giving seconds......moments that slip through our fingers unnoticed and unrecognized.....periods of fullness of breath and heart....
Today I will try and be present in as many of those moments as I can....being aware of the life-force around me....in my lungs, in my blue sky, in my daughters smile, my sons peaceful slumber and my husbands kiss....
I will be try and be thankful for whatever today brings......stress, joy, fear, pain, love.....because they are all gifts......
50 times......every minute........gifts
Breathing.........
I am so thankful........
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