“..the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.”

When a thing is born, breathing is essential.

In the birth of a child, the midwife instructs the laboring woman when to breathe, how to breathe, pant, don’t forget to breathe

Immediately after the birth of a child, we hold our breath, waiting for that first breath, that first cry

In meditation, often, the focus is on the breath to learn presence and birth consciousness

Something is being birthed in the world right now and the whole world seems to be crying out. From George Floyd, to COVID-19 victims, to mask wearers, to the very creation itself as climate change destroys the environment, the cry is, “I can’t breathe!”

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