stillness in a cup of tea

Stillness. The kind of stillness that can only come from a freshly brewed cup of tea. The kind of warmth and peace and stillness that makes us feel totally at ease in the moment yet can be a struggle for us to make time for. So many things we need to do, so many things we want to do. Carving space at the beginning and the end of the each day to nurture ourselves is so very important yet easy to neglect. 

Breathe Deep....Now Exhale

Breathe deep, take it all in. Fill your body with the oxygen it needs to live and to thrive. Now exhale...keep going. Just when you think you've expelled every bit of air in your lungs, go deeper. There's more, I promise. There always is. Just when you think you're completely spent, there's nothing left to give, there's more and those last few breathes you swore you didn't have will be the most cleansing ones of all. Now...do it all over again.