Sometimes I just need a few . . . minutes, hours, slow breaths, days, fill-in-the-blank-here. And yet it's often difficult to take the time to slow down, gather my thoughts and just breathe. Being present isn't easy. Focusing on the here and now isn't natural for me. I dwell on things from the past, changes I could have made or things I could have done to create a different outcome. I find myself concerned with the future, and how in the present I can effect that future in my to-do list. But really, sometimes I need to just rest.
