For those waiting on the edges of their seats for my next Getting It Together installment…it’s coming. By the end of this week. Probably. I make no promises.
I’m having too much fun breathing.
When I hear that I need to breathe (particularly if this encouragement comes from someone else), I resist. I resist because breathing sounds dreadfully boring. What do you mean, I need to breathe? You expect me to just sit still…inhaling…exhaling…and that’s it?
I don’t make plans to sit still. It stresses me out. I have to really concentrate to sit still without becoming tense.
This week, I tried something else. Instead of physically sitting still, I did things that still my soul.
It involved goat cheese.
And wine (and an amazing dinner that I was too busy moaning over to photograph. Apparently.) with friends.
And fresh summer cherries.
And gifts of a toddler’s treasures.
And making plans to make something delicious.
And before I knew it, I was sitting still without even trying.
Breathing.
I’m linking up with Marvia for Real Talk Tuesdays – come tell us how you breathe!
M. Suzanne Terry 
LOVE LOVE LOVE. It is so true that we resist the need to breathe when someone else notices we need to just stop and take a deep breath. Every day I tell my children to stop and take a deep breath, and in doing so, I am getting better at stopping and taking deep breaths. However, sometimes they just don’t seem to do the trick. But what I think I’m missing is the stilling of the soul, as you suggest. Thank you!
You’re welcome! I hope you find what stills your soul (and I hope it’s delicious and nourishing). Thanks for reading, Kristina!
mmm mmm mmm love these tastybites and can’t wait to see what unfolds! go you!
Thank you, Marvia! I seriously want to roll around in that goat cheese/kale concoction. I always forget how much I love kale.
Hee hee! Happy times!
With being ok with just being still and breathing.
I foresee a whole lot of that happening this weekend.
I love your ideas for “breathing” and the photos are great! Sometimes it does help to just do something different, because it can bring rest to our souls.
I think the key for me is just doing one thing at a time and savoring it. I’m terrible at multitasking!
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