I was deathly afraid and powerless

He was dangerously calm and cool

He said Walk with me

I Walked with him

He said breathe

I breathed

He watched

No, he said

Like this

He lifted his shirt

Pointed to impossible abs

Flat black carved in marble

Watch

I watched

Powerfully he inhaled the sun

By God his abdomen exploded

By powerfully I mean

Beyond measure

By exploded

I mean now

Feel this within yourself

In exquisite vibrant cellular ecstasy

Your navel, pinched between God’s thumb and forefinger

from deep within your belly being ever so slowly drawn

As the string on a bow, preparing to launch forth an arrow

While God’s other hand is wrapped around your spine

Instead of breathing

Imagine being breathed

Being breathed by God
Being breathed as He

Or if you prefer

As She

Steadily pulls the string

Attached to you from infinity

Pulling, pulling, pulling

Drawing you out of yourself

Calling your life force

All the way home

Imagine God inhaling you

Inviting you to remember

A long, slow, deep, diaphragmatic breath

Steadily drawn by His hand

Inhale long and slow as you can

From way deep down in your belly

Now pause

Be still

Hold this precious breath

Suspend the diaphragm

Suspend the moment

Tune in

Take it in

Take it all in

Everything and every time and every where and

Remember...

Now and every other moment

Allowing your Self to snap back to within

This most precious gift of a body (your body)

Your precognitive somatic awareness

The feeling...

Of being...

ALIVE!

Let FLY!

Exhale!

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Imagine God has released His grip on you!

See what you will do!

Imagine your soul His arrow

From nobody to pharaoh

What do you want done?

Who will you become?

Take it in

Let it go

Let your soul arise

Let your diaphragm relax

Cut your spirit loose

Let your back bone slide

And repeat

Breathe

Inhale

Exhale

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d

Contract

Breathe, Baby

That’s It

Inhale

Hold on

Exhale

Let go

Now step it up

Feel it in your cells again

This time short

Staccato sniffs

4 in

4 out

In, in, in, in

Out, out, out, out

repeat

In, in, in, in

Out, out, out, out

Repeat

Flow, flow, flow, flow

Ebb, ebb, ebb, ebb

And fill ' er up again

Breathe in

Breathe out

Now slowly in for 8 beats

Breeeeeeeaaaathhhhe innnnnnn

Suspend

Now slowly out for 8 beats

Breeeeeeeaaaathhhhe ouuuuuut

Command

Now steady on for 8 beats

Flooooooooooooooooooow innnn

Now steady off for 8 beats

Eeehhhhhhhhhhhhhbbbbb ouuut

Repeat

Ad infinitum

That’s It

Fortunate Son

Beloved Daughter

There is only one rule

Keep Breathing