The Rest Between Breaths

TODAY'S QUOTE:
"Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths."...Etty Hillesum

Boy, that's a truthism if I've ever heard one. Only problem is not enough deep breaths are taken and even when they are the pause between is toooo often all toooo brief. People can only twirl from one thing to another for so long before something gives out, tips over, or locks up. It's the pause between tasks or issues or emotions that makes it a smooth transition.

The interval separating one thing from the next functions like the clutch on a car. You can't get very far without it, and pushing it firmly to its limit gives the best results. If the delay between one location and the next has no gap at all it becomes all tangled and confusing.

Christmas lights may still function in a wad, but what's their point. Fuzzy yarn in a bunch requires lots of untangling before it becomes useable. Wadded up people still function, but untangled folks always excel in some fashion or another. And all it takes is just a bit of rest between breaths. Think about it... Let it ride... Then decide!!!


My thoughts about:
"When a person is writing in anger there is such a deep impression on the page but as the anger is released the pen becomes lighter, leaving hardly any impression. Would love to hear your thoughts on why that happens."... Brenda

Brenda, I think using pen and paper to channel anger is an excellent alternative to most other choices we could make. I use it when necessary to release pressure during irritating situations. Fact is some posts begin with me typing very firmly then as I voice my emotions the need to press hard is removed in equal measure to whatever energy is released.

We travel from our norm to anger at lightning speed; it's a bit like being dropped out of a recliner into the driver's seat of a car going 200 miles an hour. To get through it safely we have to focus on slowing down as smoothly as possible, skidding into a wall is all too easy otherwise.

There just isn't much more pointless a task than cleaning up debris created from a wreck you caused by being a wreck. Our anger hurts us much more than it ever does anyone else. Being mad at any situation we cannot change is quite insane, yet willing lunatics abound. The asylum offers voluntary housing; if you live there it's by choice alone. We all visit from time to time. Better all around to have control of anger instead of letting it have control of you.

Pen in hand.... trembling hand... grip almost fist-like... emotions in turmoil... HARD PRESSURE creating hard pressure on paper. Often the size of script is much larger than it ends up being when all rage is spent. With an outlet the words flow fast and furious then slow as the mind empties its hottest notions and emotions, leaving only cooler thoughts behind. A pen has a small opening and a limit to its speed of use.

A mouth does not. Anger and rage loosened through that opening often spews in directions never dreamed of and cleanup is always difficult. Damage control is much better served by doing some before the damage ever gets done. And a pen and paper is, I have found, a civilized use of a most uncivilized emotion. I have learned more of value about myself while working through my rage than I ever learned in any other way. And.... knowledge is empowering.

Thanks for all your comments and for the opportunity of using this place for a real meeting of minds. I welcome both from any and all who read here.