I loved the photo of the spiral steps in Rome. It made me wonder if sometimes when I feel I am spiraling down out of control, I am actually working my way into the center. With so many changes happening to all of us, it is hard to feel like we are on solid ground. Conditions shift under our feet, events happen so quickly we have no chance to process how we feel. I don't really know if we are programed to operate at such a fast pace. I have seen this in my profession as a video editor. When working on a documentary, I am often given the instruction to make the program very fast paced, lots of fast cuts and effects. We have no attention span. I have found that many of the days that are so difficult and unsure are actually my days of big spiritual steps. I try to remember not to judge by appearances. I have found that the best remedy for that spiraling down feeling is to become still. Many times I try so hard to "do something" that I accomplish nothing. When I become still and breath I calm down and my brain becomes clear. Focusing on the breath allows all other thought to fall away and the universe to show the way. And at that point I realize that I am working my way deeper into the center.

"When you practice mindful breathing, you become truly present. If you are here life is here also." Thich Nhat Hanh

Written by Marilyn Joy
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