"Keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away." -Dinah M. Craik
When I think about a "cleansing breath," I think about it as a way to fight anxiety. A cleansing breath is deep and refreshing. It is a great idea before beginning a presentation or taking the stage for performance.
"And with a breath of kindness" is placed in the middle of a quote that could stand alone without it. But, it is "the breath of kindness" that changes everything. The intentional "kindness" adds choice in the midst of the things we cannot control.
Life happens. Good things. Hard things. When we cannot choose the situation, we can still choose our attitudes. It is equally important to keep what is worth keeping.
"For the life of every living thing is in his hand, and the breath of every human being." -Job 12:10
In our trials, we grow stronger. Great loss teaches us much. We do not want to lose the lessons learned. But, for the things that are not worth keeping... let them go with kindness.
Today, I am grateful for the cleansing breath.
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