Working with Breath when the Breath is Difficult
When I was first studying meditation, whenever I would encounter the instructions to focus on the breath, I would think, “why would I want to do that?”
When I was first studying meditation, whenever I would encounter the instructions to focus on the breath, I would think, “why would I want to do that?”
The kitchen is a hot mess. So I begin the task of scraping then rinsing dishes before putting them away in the dishwasher, hand-washing the bulkier pots and pans…you know the drill. I’m enjoying myself. My newborn grandchild is out with her parents, and I am alone for the first time in weeks. It’s satisfying to unhurriedly clean the kitchen, watching the space return to its early morning freshness, the counter tops beginning to gleam and reveal their open pristineness.
Grief is an expression of love and loss. We may grieve the loss of someone’s life, or we may grieve the loss of a job, a relationship, or a way of life.
