The eighth in our ten-part series, An Espresso of Breath – exploring the still moments between inhale and exhale, between sip and soul.
Of Joy
Breathe out now.
Exhale all the commotion, the strife, the noise. Let go of the weight of expectation, the chase for more, the drive for perfection. Release the performance. Breathe out the duty of doing and the dimming of delight.
Breathe in now.
Let the air rise in and through you – steady, full, rightful. Inhale and ease your awareness into the lighter and sweeter things of this moment.
Joy – the radiant companion to inner peace.
Just as your curated journey here at Espresso Momenti crafts the bundle for every moment, breathing crafts your relationship with both your peace and your joy.
Peace in the moment settles you deeply within yourself. Joy for the moment rises out of that deep and sacred place.
Soothed by the breath, your inner being reclaims space anew – or claims it for the very first time. And in that spaciousness, light pours in and lifts you into a brightness only possible from within.
Breathe out now.
Empty out the old brew — the one that smells of stress and schedules, the one that is stale with strain and struggle. Allow your long exhalation to sweep clean the corners of your being too crowded, too busy for joy.
Breathe in now.
Fill with the glimpse of a sunbeam, a tree swaying in the wind, a flash of a color that you love...
the feel of the ceramic mug in your palm, the touch of a new taste... the sound of the drip flowing into the carafe, or of laughter, of music, of silence… the scent of espresso beans, the smell of the the steam rising from the brew.
Breathe out now.
Finally let it all pour out – the trying, the surviving, the struggle. Let it wash out with your air.
Breathe in now.
Illuminate this moment and fill with the simple joy of just breathing into it, being alive in it.
In Breath and Being, Heidi
— Written by Heidi M. Weiker, Sister, Storyteller, and Voice of Stillness at Espresso Momenti