I am grateful for quiet moments.

    I am grateful for quiet moments.
    Our lives can get so busy and so hectic that we feel exhausted and not in control. We race to get things done, to get from here to there.
    When we get those quiet moments when we don't have to race anywhere, we can breath and actually enjoy it. When was the last time you gifted yourself with enjoying the delight there is in simply breathing? Just watch a toddler or a kid in junior high. They can become fascinated with what they can do with their breath. They make noises, they blow bubbles with their own saliva, they hum and play with their breath.
    The quiet moments are gifts to ourselves that help us shift our awareness to the present moment. Only the present exists. We all know that intellectually. When we can stop long enough to be aware, then we have the opportunity to be fully alive in the moment.