Forgetting to Breathe

I don't know about you but I find there are times when life is so hectic, it is actually hard to get your breathe. Between the school run, groceries, work, cooking, cleaning and making lunches, it just doesn't seem to let up.

Some manage to juggle everything with ease (one would think we belong in the circus) however, for the rest of us we drop the balls. That was me earlier on in the week. I had a moment of weakness, a collapse in my spirit to keep going and was ready to hand over the reigns to someone else. So on Monday morning I decided to take it down a notch. Life shouldn't be like this. An unrealistic momentum that drags you along life's highway and making it impossible to enjoy the view.

What I did realise in all this is that somewhere along the way, I have forgotten how to breathe. How to relax, enjoy the moment and take those wonderful deep breathes that make us feel alive. I don't remember the last time I had the biggest belly laugh or really enjoyed some time out when the head wasn't racing ahead with what I should be doing.

So as I try to bring life back down a notch into the enjoyable realm, I need to find new ways to relax. It has taken a number of years to get to this point and I am sure that the 'Pantene Factor' will apply (it won't happen overnight but it will happen).

So share with me how you relax. What are the moments that make you laugh and smile? I would love to hear them!

With Love,
Lynnelle

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