We frequently find ourselves immersed in a frenzy of multiple commitments and projects as we attempt to bear an enormous load of responsibility. It is easy to lose a healthy perspective regarding what is really happening in our midst. When everything begins to seem urgent, and prioritizing seems impossible, the intense swirl of life can feel unmanageable. It is time for a break!

Summertime often affords us the chance to step back and breathe - both figuratively and literally. Intentional breathing can provide an important pause in the midst of a stressful day or a challenging situation.  A few seconds of pause and deep breathing have the power to afford us a brand new perspective. And fresh perspective means we can become much more effective and efficient in dealing with the issues at hand.

• What are the indicators in your life that highlight the need to breathe?
• How might you pause and breathe during the summer months?
• How might you use breathing opportunities to develop a greater sense perspective?

"Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability" 

~Sam Keen

"No price is set on the lavish summer;
June may be had
by the poorest comer." 

~James Russell Lowell

"Summer afternoon - summer afternoon;
to me those
have always been
the two most beautiful words
in the English language."

~Henry James

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