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Have you ever watched the waves lapping on a beach? It feels like the Earth is breathing. Inhale, exhale. Inhale, exhale. And then there is the deeper breath of tides coming in and tides going out. There is nocturnal breathing out, after a day's breathing in. We see the seasons' slow breath of letting go in autumn, pausing in winter, breathing in during spring and reaching peak breath in summer. These are natural rhythms seemingly without end, much like our own breathing. If we become conscious of nature’s many cycles of respiration, we can begin to live in sync.

— Wayne Visser

From Purpose Inspired: Reflections on Conscious Living, Volume 4. Buy on Lulu ↗