Enjoy the Breath. Breathe in the Moment
by Jamila K. Wilson

If you are anything like me, being satisfied with where you are at this moment is not the top priority of your’ things to do’ list. 

-         Send this proposal
-         plan this workshop
-         make an appointment for this waxing
-        don’t forget to pay those parking tickets

Nothing on this high priority list suggest just breathing, enjoying the moment that you exist in right now.  Why is that?  What is it about being present that can be so challenging or even, if I’m bold enough to admit, so scary?  Where do we learn not to be satisfied, content, with what is before us?

I can speculate to so many things, and one in particular (and I won’t get on my soapbox) is television, media.  We are constantly bombarded with the next best “it” thing that we must have to find content or satisfaction with ourselves.  That if you do not have it, you can barely consider yourself human let alone worthy to be in the mist of those who do possess the latest trinket or toy.

We are forever inundated with the thought that we are not enough or the potential is there, just keep striving.   Well I am going to be audacious enough to say “Fiddle Sticks!!!”

In this present moment, in the span of time it takes for you to inhale fully and exhale completely, is a gift from God!  A love offering that says because you are so worthy, so divine, so beautiful, so ordained that this blessing of breathe is yours.

Because we are made in the likeness of the Most High God, we are ordained with its divine energy of love, peace, contentment, and joy.  There is no need to chastise yourself for past experiences that were had to make you the person you have come to be, or become anxious of what is to come in the future.

All things work for the good of those who love God, and in order to love God authentically, you must be able to love yourself and others around you. This love is full of power and confidence, and sanctifies your ordained worth.  This is a love to be acknowledged and celebrated in every breath.

Be present in this breath and affirm that this is God’s breath, not given out of pity or angst, but bestowed with love.

Ase. Namaste