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breathe.

that’s how i view my life at the moment. no tsunami waves threatening to wash over me. no volcano throwing ashes and lava at my direction, no big typhoon coming my way.

the air is gentle to breathe. ocassionally i decide to make my heart work and so i swim. gentle and smooth, as only a baby elephant can do in the water. all the time, my mind focussed on only one thing… breathe.

i learn recently that my lungs need air. most of the time, i dont realise this need. i just do it automatically. i cant hold my breath till i pass out. so rather than take it for granted, i learn to enjoy it. slow, quick, in whatever manner, i breathe.

that’s what i do when things become boring. i breathe. take a book, and calm myself by becoming emersed in the book.

or when my mom starts nagging or asking me difficult questions. i breathe. slowly. counting my breath so i dont lose my calm.

or when i know another of his scheme will turn to dust. i breathe. then smile. and then proceed with my plans to continue work.

for i know, as long as i breathe, i will survive.

nothing lasts longer than a breath, so dont waste time thinking about them. i say, breathing slower and slower to still my quick beating heart whenever something unexpected crops up.

for now, i am contented to breathe.