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Sleeping Beauty

by Ruth Ann Harnisch on 02/08/10 at 2:00 am

Day 39

When I awoke this morning, my husband was still sleeping. I watched the rising and falling of his body with each breath.

It seemed miraculous, this unconscious intake and outflow. 

I was moved by the beauty and fragility of the breath of life entering the body of my beloved.  I was reminded of watching sleeping children, and animals, and how magical and peaceful their breathing appears.

Stay connected to the breath, say all the yoga teachers.

Breathe, I often tell coaching clients. 

Nothing simpler, nothing more basic, nothing more essential.

And really, nothing is more beautiful than watching someone you love just breathe.