Stop Everything

Today, take a minute (or more) to stop everything.

Turn everything off.

Don’t talk.

Don’t read.

Don’t scroll.

Close your eyes and soften your mind for a minute.

It’s just you, your breath, and your heartbeat.

The quiet proof that you are alive.

Put down the expectations.

Do nothing.

Listen to the silence.

Listen to the pause between your breaths.

Put all your focus there.

This is when the clatter disappears and the awareness rises.

Smile and lean into the simplicity of being.

Your breath.

Your heartbeat.

Your presence.

Keep shining.