Memories of the past are my crack. I keep wanting to dwell there to use them for a high, but in the end they really do me no good. I want everything to be happy and I don’t want to give them up but in fact the spiritual solution to happiness is to stay present in the moment – all we have is now. I used to think “But what if the present moment sucks?”, However now I know that I, and everyone else, has a super power to help us through the tough moments. The super power is one’s own breath. Breathing through pain and fear and discomfort is the answer. Because I don’t know about you but I instinctively hold my breath whenever I am doing something even slightly stressful: changing lanes on the highway, talking about money with my father, when a dog I’m walking gets aggressive on the leash, or getting my latest piece critiqued in writing group. Instead if I pay attention to and focus on my breathing it lessens the pain and fear and I am set free.
But back to my crack. You may hav…
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