i breathed in, i breathed out

July 7, 2009
I had a moment…and it’s moments like these I need to remember.
I was content. I looked around at my life, and I smiled in my soul. I breathed in, I breathed out, I felt okay.
For that one moment, I allowed myself to accept me. There were no menacing thoughts, instead I embraced what God had blessed me with.
My children. My babies. My home. My body. my body…. My marriage. My friends. My family.
I let go of the shoulds, the should not’s. I breathed in, I breathed out. I was okay.
I was not trying. I was not working for. I was not anything, but in that moment.
I breathed in, I breathed out.
In that moment…
I was alive. I was free. I was exactly where I wanted to be.
It’s moments like these, that if I don’t grab them and taste them and feel them and know them….they could simply pass away.
I must hold on to it. I must remember…
To breathe. In and out.
To accept. To forgive. To not try. To not work. To just be.
To breathe. In and out.
For just a moment.
© 2009 “Le Musings of Moi”
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Comments

  1. Trudy says:
    July 7, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    Very true indeed Summer…we all need to remind ourselves to that often!

    Beautiful post!

  2. ~Trish~ says:
    July 7, 2009 at 2:12 pm

    Very well written hon, as usual 🙂

  3. Hillbilly Duhn says:
    July 7, 2009 at 4:32 pm

    I like this. Nicely done!!

    I have to remind myself to breath in and out. I think we all do from time to time.

  4. Heatherlyn says:
    July 8, 2009 at 1:10 am

    well put! Life is quite a balance between accepting and loving–embracing–what we have, and still making progress. 🙂 But gratitude gets us a lot closer to happiness than anything else this world has to offer.

  5. Jen says:
    July 8, 2009 at 1:13 am

    those are the moments that make life great.

    Man, I just love how you write and describe things. Its like you are speaking whats in my heart and mind. Thank you.

  6. Jenners says:
    July 8, 2009 at 1:43 am

    You really have a way with words … this was so beautifully written and has such a nice rhythm to it.

  7. Tim says:
    July 8, 2009 at 2:58 am

    WOW! That was beautiful! What an important message too.

    Hope to see you this week in Vlogemo, you have been sorely missed!

    Love and Prayers,

    Tim

  8. LMN says:
    July 8, 2009 at 5:49 am

    I love this!! Thank you for sharing these thoughts!

    I am now going to go try to breathe in and breathe out!!

  9. Rhonda says:
    July 9, 2009 at 3:40 am

    Great post!! I had one of those moments with my five year old.

    http://adayinrhondaslife.blogspot.com/2009/07/tuesdays-tribute-rain.html

    It’s just a short one, but it is one of my favorites to date. I hope you’ll have time to check it out!