The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
A single poem, met at the right moment, can change a life.
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Just exhale.
We both now arrive at this brief poem, holding these simple words in this distinct moment. What is your breath carrying with it as it leaves your body? My body clings to worry, overcome by uncertainty and a heavy sadness. My soul says, keep breathing and breathing and breathing. With patient repetition my pulse begins to slow and my worry gives way to a subtle gratitude.
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