Breath Life In.

Sometimes you forget to just breath life in.

Today was a pretty normal day ...  lots to do, many things to pay attention to, and a bunch of things to think about. Nothing in particular tugged my mind to stop for a moment or interrupt my average train of thought. Nothing struck me as out of the ordinary or unusual. Until I stopped for a few moments to pay attention to what I tend to take advantage of, but what is really changing my life.
I forget to breath life in.

Have you ever had that slight urge to take an extra breath? One that you almost do on purpose. All your other inhalings throughout the day go unnoticed and are expected. But when you get a second, you take in a breath that is deeper more deliberate than all the others. And after you finally fill your lungs in that short second, you realize how your body had almost screamed for it all along. A rejuvenating intake, and with that you remember the importance of the one thing you took for granted all day long.
Sometimes we do that to life.

The small jesters of kindness that gave you the reason for wanting to be a better person.
The celebration of completing something that was worked so hard for, and gave you confidence in who you have become.
The beginnings of a new life and the feeling of starting what you were designed to be.
The voices and smiles of the people you care most about and truly care about you.
The simple thought of "I can make it too" and seeing how far you have come.

It's refreshing to take it all in for a second, and feel life's air fill your empty lungs. You remember in that moment how much you needed that one deliberate breath, and it makes all the other unnoticed moments worthwhile. It gives you life. To take it all in in that one small moment. Fill your heart with the good things of life. Don't let what gives you breath go unnoticed.

Breath life in.