Breathe…Balance…Travel
Working on a flight. That is something I never really had to think of before. I technically don’t have to be working right now but what else is there really to do on a flight. I could read, which I did for the first hour; I could watch a movie, but no title is screaming out to me to watch it so I work.
Flying. I miss it. I miss the feeling of the rush of energy and vibrations of the place and the surroundings when the plane finally lifts into the air. I know that a lot of people have anxieties about flying and I know my fair share of anxiety, except for flying.
Flying comes easy to me. I wish I could say that for loved ones of mine. You ever just want to take the situation that someone is in and change it for them so they feel more safe? I find myself wishing for that right now for my sister and for the young woman next to me.
As I look out the window during takeoff I see the fields and property lines, buildings, cars and all the roads get smaller and smaller. It makes me think of how ones perception of a object or idea can change once you take a step back.
“Picture yourself as an observer to your surroundings, remove the emotional involvement and just observe.”
These words were told to me when I was younger by a very important person in my life, as a helpful tool, in order to deal and process certain traumas and different situations. I think about that statement a lot in my life. If we, as a society, could only remember that and to incorporate moments to breathe and just observe on a regular basis, oh how life and the societal norms could be drastically different. Well, one could only imagine.
Why do we forget to breathe when we are in stressful and anxious situations? We have to be reminded. At least, we actually don’t have to remember to breathe and that is an unconscious action our body just does, unlike a dolphin. Did you know that when dolphins sleep, only half of their brain rests? The other half remains active and aware. Their brain has to do this in order to tell itself to breathe and also to look for predators while resting, among other things. Aren’t you glad you don’t actually have to remind yourself to breathe? Now, we just have to remember to actually fill our whole lungs with the beautiful oxygen and not just our upper half.
To take a full breath is also to find balance in yourself. “Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.” — Thich Nhat Hanh.
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