Deep breaths

Take a deep breath. I'm talking a REALLY deep breath. What do you feel? Your lungs expanding, bringing in air? Or do you feel more?

I feel:

Hope
Relief
Peace
Clarity
Confidence
Hope
Encouragement
Determination
Satisfaction
Life
Hope
Love
Honesty

Hope.

Sometimes I feel like I'm a clown (btw - not a fan of clowns), riding a unicycle (I don't have great balance), juggling plates that are balancing on tall, skinny poles. How's that for a mental picture?

But then I take a deep breath and remind myself that I am only human. I am one person who can only handle so much and when it's too much... I have to take a deep breath. I see other people around me, juggling so much more and I just do not understand how they do it. Somedays I can barely handle my own life.

But then I take a deep breath. And move forward.