Wow – What lungs!

Breathing is very important; you cannot leave home without it! Death happens when you breath out, then don’t breath in afterwards. Simple and powerful. Our lungs are amazing; like our hearts, they never stop working, never rest our whole lives. Our breathing changes when we need it to. It deepens, it speeds up, it slows down. It requires no conscious intervention on our part. Our breathing responds in real time to events and our thoughts about the events around us. Each breath delivers oxygen to every cell of our bodies. Marvellous!  A fact I learned as a child is that if you were to lay out your lungs flat on…

3 Ideas to be more in the present moment

Be where you are or before you know it your life will have gone past without you living it- by Geoffrey Molloy. Try this: 1.- When you remember, ask yourself, “Am I in the present moment?” or “Where am I now?” Make asking yourself these questions into a regular practice in your life. Watch what happens when you do this; you will see that you find yourself naturally in the present moment. 2.- Stop whatever you are doing and silently watch what is happening around you in that moment. Put your attention fully in your senses. What do you see? What do you hear? What can you smell? What can…