Breathe in LIFE

BREATHE

by Jennifer L. Barefield

I THINK, I BREATHE, I PRAY.

DAY BY DAY.

THOUGHTS OF LIFE, LOVE, DEATH.

EACH DAY PASSES, THINKING OF FAMILY AND

FRIENDS.

BREATHING IN LIFE, PRAYING FOR TIME.

LET THERE BE TIME FOR ME.

 TIME FOR
FAMILY, CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.

LOVING, LAUGHING, SHARING, CARING.

TIME TO EXPERIENCE ALL THAT LIFE GIVES.

WHEN GOD IS READY FOR ME, LET ME BE OLD

AND FULL OF MEMORIES.

LET MY FAMILY BE FULL OF ME.

What does it mean to breathe in Life? To me it's means living in the moment, taking in the good with the bad;  births, losses, loves, family, friendships,triumphs, mistakes, hopes, dreams and everything in between.  

Last week I was having one of those blah days where I was feeling overwhelmed and unappreciated.  The housework was piling up, orders for my art need to be filled and there were chores at the cottage that had to be done.  On top of all this I was feeling anxious about the new e-course I was about to start.  How was I going to keep up with my blog posts and e-course material, time on the computer is limited as it's shared between family members.  My mind was racing and suddenly out of nowhere tears of frustration started trickling down my face.  Along with feelings of frustration came thoughts of resentment.  I remember thinking I was the only one in this house who ever did anything.  Of course this is not the case, my husband does a lot but at that moment, I chose to wallow in self pity and ignore any feelings of gratitude I may have felt?   My husband walked into the room and asked what was wrong.  I shared my feelings of despair and  thoughts on being unappreciated.  His look of concern said so much and the fact that he gave me his biggest  bear hug made all the difference in the world.  

 It's now Friday, a week has passed since my little melt down and life is once again back on track. I went to work yesterday with feelings of hope for the future and gratitude for the life I share with those I love. 

 Thursdays are always busy for me as it's the end of my work week and I have so many little jobs to be finish up before the weekend.  At the end of the day I was dead on my feet, It was nice coming home to my husband cooking dinner and him asking me how my day had gone.  After telling him about the days events, I realized  he had this great big beautiful smile on his face the entire time...like the cat that caught the canary.  I asked him what the devilish grin was all about, he glancing over at the table and said

 "Your gift came in the mail today"  I followed his gaze and to my surprise, there on the table was a beautiful shiny new laptop.  I gasped with excitement and asked "why"?  He gave me another one of his big bear hugs and even though he didn't say anything, I knew this was his way of saying "I love you, I appreciate you, you mean the world to me"

This was just one of many of my BREATHE in LIFE moments.

Do you have a special moment you would like to share?   I would love, love, love to hear about it...please share :)