XOXO.... Because of you

Have you ever lived throughout the day, so into the pattern of life that you forget to do one teeny, tiny. Little thing?

                It's not a huge, complicated task... Really. 

        On most days we do this... without thinking.

We take this insignificant normalcy of life for granted.

              BREATHING

So today, in the midst of speaking to clients and learning over and over again that I really should be grateful for being who I am, I forgot to tell myself to breathe. To slow down. To drink coffee. To take a short walk with myself and even  buy myself a cupcake. To observe the beautiful buildings around me and say hi to the persistent old man selling newspapers in front of my job. To send my friends a group text and remind them to breathe, too. 

Or maybe, even possibly.... Smile

Breathe for the simple reason that they make my breaths "breathable"

              That because of them, I know more about myself

       And those things I still don't know about myself are in their diaries 

               Smile for the simple fact that they are making my life a better place

Their unique laughs  and quirky smirks help in making life what it should be

                                      They bring me:

A quick reminder to not forget my purse at the restaurant

... Or a pat on the shoulder saying, "You made it home without a gps!"


The realization that I'm letting my anxieties get the best of me.

                    You see,

         I'm truly a different person because  of them

And without them, well that's just... Unthinkably ridiculous to ponder

So...

Breathe with me

           And thank you for sticking it through 
                                  XOXO