pretend there’s a string
attached to your head,
pulling it toward the ceiling.
roll your shoulders back
enjoy the crunching sound
your shoulder blades make
after a morning of hunching forward.
go outside for a few minutes
if you can spare the time.
perhaps even
keeping company with birds and
trees and other wild things.
take a deep breath
deep into your abdomen,
hold it for three seconds
and then breathe out.
repeat as often as necessary.
when you feel out of tune,
check in with your physical body,
and the body of the earth.
feel the air going in and
out of your nose.
remember you are a living,
breathing human animal.
Excellent advice!
Lovely encapsulation of the simple beauty of a break from work to the outside, reminding us that no matter how high-tech and domesticated our lives may be we are all still beautiful, wild animals. Thank you.