Finding Contentment

A lilting sort of chime burbles from my Apple watch accompanied by a message, "Breathe." And I realize, I'm not really breathing, I'm just taking anemic little inhales as I rush through life.

Maybe it's age and experience, maybe it's living during a Pandemic or maybe I'm so damned tired of rushing around, multitasking and pushing through life at an ever increasing pace, that my body and soul are searching for that feeling of contentedness, peace and pure joy I felt as a child playing outside for hours taking in the natural world. Maybe for you it was a different activity, but how do we get that feeling back?

I get glimpses of it, like when I'm drawing or running, but can't we find it in more aspects of our life? Or dare I ask, "all aspects of life?"

It's not that I don't enjoy my personal and professional life. In fact I'm truly grateful for my family and that I stumbled into a rewarding profession for which I am passionate and able to help others heal so they themselves can achieve happiness. That gives me joy, or rather I take joy from it. I’m not sure which way it goes, but I figure we can’t sit around and wait for contentment. We must choose a pathway or a perspective that allows for more of it.

So with that, I intend to slow down, eliminate or modify obstacles, find and create more joy, and for goodness sakes, BREATHE!