Saturday, February 14, 2015

Day 34 - Breathing

Snow storms, Valentine’s Day, weather related broken plans, cancelled/rescheduled flights, hubby crazy work hours – I figured out the perfect intention for today and it was exactly what I didn’t even realize I needed. Breathing. Just stopping to take intentional deep breaths. In for a 4 count through my nose, out for an 8 count through my mouth. Let me explain…

Vinny got called into work which impeded our plans. After he got home, he cooked a wonderful Italian meal AND did all the cleaning after. He usually helps me anyways after dinner but he insisted I just relax. So, before we snuggle in for a nice dessert and movie, I decided to just pause.
Moments earlier, we went to our slider that leads to the deck, gazed and chatted about the massive amount of snow falling right now. It’s so dense that I cannot see the bridge that is usually so beautifully lit up in the near distance. The ocean and boats are no longer visible either. But the snow is so clean and crisp and the wind hasn’t started yet so the snow is falling straight down and piling up very fast.

Vinny briefly stepped outside to snap a picture of the prettiest tree that is remarkably white. He went back into the kitchen to finish what he was doing as I just stood there. For my intention, I lingered there at my massive window. I repeatedly took some cleansing breaths as mentioned above and just appreciated every piece of goodness in my life. Today for my Valentine’s Day and intention, I choose appreciation of every cleansing breath I am blessed to take and wishing my dear Heather could have taken more.
 

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