In a world that is so divisive, it’s relevant to stop and breathe, to be grateful for breath when feeling anxious. To walk through discomfort brings about comfort. Yet, who wants to admit complete defeat losing the power to control other people, places, and things? Howbeit, consequences are unquestionable for decisions made, and it’s a choice that can affect the very existence. The thought of self-preservation is the law of nature, is to know that opportunity presents itself to be authentic, and the only one to control is self in itself.

Be present at the moment because yesterday is a canceled check, tomorrow is a promissory note, and today is a gift. What a desire to be grateful and not distracted by the outside noise. Trust in the importance of loving thy neighbor as one wants to be loved. To show agape love, a kindness above all other things, a serenity of grace that is free for the yearners, for spreading that sisterly brotherly love.  

It’s about the breath. To breathe deeply, pull from the stomach, hold for a few seconds, and then exhale. Know that all is well in the soul. Repeat every time the mind wants to drift to a place not aligned with love. Welcome the thought of restraining pen and tongue. Instead, utilize pen and paper for journaling, seeking a spirit of inclusiveness.

Mindfulness can help one go inside oneself to deal with the trauma that can cause beget trauma onto others. That sadness, loneliness, fearfulness, abandonment, isolation, shame, remorse, guilt, and lost dreams allow one to focus on turning those things into plenipotentiary hope. It’s a process worth the promise of freedom from the bondage of self and not harming self or others.

At any time, the soul awaits the darkness lurking inward, peeking, yearning for recovery to thy whole self, gaining a spirit of awakening. All that is needed is permission to go within, be true to self, and know that all can live well with the soul when the mind doesn’t forget one’s fragmented pieces cry out with hope to mend.