Breathe

"Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again." ~Thich Nhat Hanh

"The mind is the king of the senses, but the breath is the king of the mind." ~Hatha Yoga Pradipika

 "Let Jesus be your breath." ~Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain, 13th C. Orthodox Christian. 

All spiritual traditions are united by gentle attention to the breath, because the breath is the spirit and the spirit is the breath. Ruach means both spirit and breath in Biblical Hebrew. Pneuma means both spirit and breath in New Testament Greek. Chi unites spirit and breath in Taoism. Prana unites spirit and breath in Yoga. 

Let every breath be an invitation to soften the heart of the world.