I hope you voted (if you’re in the U.S.). I did.
But I don’t care if you voted Trump or Biden or other.
I don’t care if you’re Republican or Democrat or neither.
What matters is we’re in this together and we all want a brighter future.
Better than yesterday. Bickering won’t get us there.
Watching the news won’t get you there.
Let’s all take a collective exhale.
Let’s vote for an epic today and an amazing tomorrow.
Not by what we say, but by what we do and how we live.
That was then. This is now. Uncertainty will pass when you focus on what is certain.
What is certain is you have a purpose to fulfill today.
Good work to do. A family to lead. Problems to solve. Wounds to heal.
Let’s go.
A Secret Path to Your Heart
“Breathing is a natural way to the heart.
And so, having collected your mind within you, lead it into the channel of breathing through which air reaches the heart and, together with this inhaled air, force your mind to descend into the heart and to remain there.”
You Don’t Know How to Breathe
“The nose is the silent warrior: the gatekeeper of our bodies, pharmacist to our minds, and weather vane to our emotions.”
Two quick ways to retrain your breath:
1. Shut Yo’ Mouth.
The secret is to only breathe through your nose (even when you’re exercising and even when you’re sleeping — especially those two).
Keep your mouth closed during runs (or really any exercise) to improve performance and reduce fatigue. Avoid the temptation to huff and puff and chest breathe. Take deep slow breathes through your nose.
Mouth breathing during sleep wreaks all kinds of havoc on your body (i.e. snoring, sleep apnea, cavities, asthma, cognitive dysfunction, etc).
So, shut that down.
Studies have shown a little piece of mild surgical/athletic tape (postage size) or Somnifix can train your body over a matter of several nights to nose breathe.
2. Use A Muscle You Never Knew You Had (Or Didn’t Know What To Do With)
U.S. Navy SEALs Box Breathing
If that’s too complicated, try this:
So, exhale.
Prototype Names
From that time I flew a plane upside down.
Brain Blood
Floating Through “Wrong”
Plans Blown To Bits
Squeezed the Trigger
This was with Air Combat USA, a flight adventure outfit (sadly they’re shutdown during pandemic). My nephew flew the other plane with his instructor. We flew 4 sorties and in the end came out tied.