Bright Green Buds

"Breathing–I know that I am breathing in; breathing–I know that I am breathing out." If you do that with a little concentration, then you will be able to really be there, because in our daily life our mind and our body are rarely together. Our body might be there, but our mind is somewhere else. Maybe you are lost in regrets about the past, maybe in worries about the future, or else you are preoccupied with your plans, with anger or with jealousy. And so your mind is not really there with your body.
The moment you begin to practice mindful breathing, your body and your mind begin to come together with one another. It takes only 10 to 20 seconds to accomplish this miracle called oneness of body and mind.” Thich Nat Hahn

Three Deep Breaths

Something Beautiful
Bright green buds
Unfold
On smooth slender branches
New growth
Emerges 
A celebration
Of Spring.

Breath Meditation
The right side of my body
Breathes
While the left side is
In the dark.
The back door of my heart
Opens between shoulder blade
And spine.
In the letting go,
I find a new center.
Joy returns.