Week 35 - Take Three or Ten

Why Struggle? Podcast w Barbara J. Faison

Week 35 - Take Three or Ten

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My mission is to use my voice to heal, educate and inspire by sharing tools to help people live life better. I’ve mentioned before that I am an LL, a lifelong learner, and an LS, a lifelong sharer. My mother was an elementary school teacher, my father, a librarian and my paternal grandmother was also a teacher. As the saying goes, I got it honestly and the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree.

One of my dear cousins, Narla, is a teacher in Pensacola, FL. Growing up our families would visit each other during the year and we would write each other letters between visits. It makes me smile to think about how writing and sharing our interests kept us connected for decades.

Narla still sends lovely cards for my birthday, wedding anniversary and just to say she is thinking about me and our family. There is nothing like receiving handwritten correspondence in the mail in 2023. She has been such a great supporter of my work and meditation sessions. I truly appreciate the encouragement.

I love getting notes, emails and text messages from Narla letting me that my meditation work is impactful and that she shares my information with others. What makes this so special is that Narla is NOT on any social media, so her sharing my work with others is very intentional and I am so grateful for her spreading the word about my offerings.

Narla just emailed a link to an article called Why You Should Take a Minute to Meditate (Almost) Every Day by Dan Harris, Former ABC News anchor and Author/co-founder/host of @10percent Happier- book + app + podcast.

Dan talks about taking one minute to meditate most days for a month. He gives examples of when you can meditate in your day to make it a habit. The article is a quick read if you want to check it out.

Creating space in your day for what is important is essential to taking care of yourself. I mentioned last week on my blog post that sometimes taking a few breaths is a great way to move into meditation.

Why not try one or more of these practices?

• Take a moment to stop and take three conscious breaths. Breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth.

• Set a reminder on your phone to take three or more conscious breaths when the alarm goes off…it’s a great practice to start.

• If you have 3:33 mins, take 10 conscious breaths. You can find a link to this practice on my YouTube artist channel, Barbara J. Faison. This track is also on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Insight Timer and other digital platforms. I’d love for you to bookmark my page and listen wherever you get your music or meditations online.

If you stopped to take any conscious breaths, let me know by replying to this newsletter or you can reach me at [e-mail] or direct message me on social media, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn are best.

Keep reading at barbarafaison.com/blog.

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