Breath does, in fact, connect us all in a very literal way. Take a breath now. And as you breathe, think about what is in your breath. There perhaps is the CO2 from the person sitting next-door to you.
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Away. Make the most of every breath you ... PADDICK VAN ZYL Does defending liberalism leave you friendless and perhaps wondering about your breath? PHIL OCHS Breathe in, breathe out. All the blessings of the universe that we may overlook are contained in the... FORREST CURRAN The moment you breathe your first breath, you won. J.R. RIM Breathe deeply, as if each breath might be your last. That way, the one time you SCOTT SORRELL The night is my companion...solitude my guide....and I would be the one to hold you down, kiss you s... SARAH MCLACHLAN Ideas are as plenty as the air we breath,in fact we breath ideas. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Breathe in. Take a deep breath. Be aware of your body relaxing. Let out unwanted energy and tension. LAUREL IZARD There is no certainty, not even your next breath. Live like you are dieing because in reality ... NIKKI ROWE Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... N... THICH NHAT HANH It is no coincidence that when we take our last breath, our Spirit leaves our body. Your breath is y... SARAH VINE When you breath freedom you think of prison; when you breath-in prison you think of freedom ! EPHDAN Beautify your breath – beautify your life. AMIT RAY How do you know if something is real? That’s easy. Does it change you? Does it form you? Does it g... C. JOYBELL C. Free driving is like an extreme sports version of snorkeling, ... That's about 50 feet deep. And bas... JESSICA ALBA You try starving yourself to death, ... It's like holding your breath. After a while, your physiolog... WALTER KAYE It just takes your breath away. When you do a belly flop and go all the way in, it really grabs you. BRAD LONG And now I've got to explain the smell that was in there before I went in there. Does that ever happe... ELLEN DEGENERES Love. Do you feel it? It encircles you in its embrace of simplicity. Moment by moment love is there ... COLLEEN LAUKKA Let me kiss you and take your breath away, we'll worry about resuscitating you later. AHMED MOSTAFA You will never truly realize the value of life until you take your very last breath. DEBASISH MRIDHA CO2 is the exhaling breath of our civilization, literally... Changing that pattern requires a scope,... AL GORE Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow; Best, while you have it, us... BEN JONSON Do you want to feel the breath of the person next to you? Do you want to feel them touching you and... ANONYMOUS Don't forget to take a deep breath and get your papers in order. MAGGIE DOEDTMAN One day you will kiss a man you can't breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence... KAREN MARIE MONING Sometimes it's the same moments that take your breath away that breathe purpose and love back into y... STEVE MARABOLI ...that breath of relief that there is someone in the world, finally, who understands what hurts you... LYSLEY TENORIO We think of divinity as something infinitely big, but it is also infinitely small - the condensation... G. WILLOW WILSON What were you two talking about?" she whispered as Wes pulls the door shut. Nothing," I said. "... SARAH DESSEN I want morning and noon and nightfall with you. I want your tears, your smiles, your kisses...the sm... LISA KLEYPAS Sometimes when I hear criticism of my husband, I want to come out of my seat and clock somebody. But... ANN ROMNEY Do you mind if I sit back a little? Because your breath is very bad. DONALD TRUMP We think we think in a very literal way, but if you really ponder it, you don't think in a literal w... JOHN LESLIE Working with the dying is like being a midwife for this great rite of passage of death. Just as a mi... RAM DASS Take a deep breath and exhale, take another deep breath and exhale. Ah, that is life! Go share it wi... ROBERTO TORRES LIFESTYLE TRAINER Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. ... THICH NHAT HANH To cultivate bravery and courage, take a deep breath & relax: When you feel fear, your body... SUSAN C. YOUNG ...music is about as physical as it gets: your essential rhythm is your heartbeat; your essential so... ANNE LAMOTT I promise to share your air, breathe your breath with flair, love you always I swear, you are my ans... SCOTTIE SOMERS There's no crusade here, but I am trying to slip classical music in through the back door, ... I thi... WILLIAM ORBIT Hiding in all the thorns, there is a yellow rose. BEN OAK Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow; Best, while you ... BEN JONSON So when you inhale and exhale, notice your breath and realize God is dwelling in your chest. TRINKA POLITE You just took a breath. You're about to take another. Inhale, then exhale, then another inhale. In a... ROB BELL From The Twelve Enlightenments Observe your own body. It breathes. You breathe when you a... ILCHI LEE ...it's like this. Sometimes, when you've a very long street ahead of you, you think how terribly lo... MICHAEL ENDE Change moves incrementally from breath to breath and moment to moment, allowing for course-correctio... SHARON WEIL Student, tell me, what is God?He is the breath inside the breath. KABIR We all need to take a deep breath and think about being a Bush daughter and having that cross to bea... JULIA ROBERTS Breath is the first thing we do coming into this life, breath is the last thing we do leaving this l... HOWARD MANN If I feel frustrated in a situation, I take a deep breath and walk away. IMAN There is no such thing as "just breathing," every breath is a reminder of life; life is not defined ... LAUREN SOPHIA ADDINGTON Breathe in, breathe out. Without the fire, the phoenix never rises from the ashes. Let the fire scor... FORREST CURRAN What I've told everybody to do is take a deep breath and relax, KENNETH BLACKWELL Happiness is simple, compassion is natural, and acceptance exists in every breath we take. It's comp... ADAM COWLES From the house of unbelief to true religion is a single breath; From the world of dou... OMAR KHAYYáM They see you and me: they know my pain's a fact, my revenge is empty breath. SOPHOCLES See them together and you will feel a force that will take your breath away. MELINA MARCHETTA A fireman banged on my back door, and I couldn't breathe. It scared me to death. I came out the back... PAT ALEXANDER COUNT ON ONLY 1 PERSON ..THE PERSON WHO YOU KNOW 100% WILL BE THERE WITH YOU WHEN YOU DRAW YOUR LAST... STUART J. SCESNEY In the end, it doesn't matter how many breaths you take, but how many moments took your breath away. SHING XIONG Today when you pray increase the circle of people you pray for and include even those who are unkind... LATIKA TEOTIA It's just a privilege to be there with these families when they're so raw. You just have to set your... JENNIFER MONSON Life is full of choices. Every breath, every minute, every path you take is a choice. To be or not b... CJ HECK If you don't want your dog to have bad breath, do what I do: Pour a little Lavoris in the toilet. JAY LENO Take off your coat." "Excuse me?" "Take it off." "No." "I want it off." "Th... J.R. WARD Eat, Breath, Sleep, and BE what you are passionate about NICHOLAS MASSA Message from Archangel Gabriel: "You are doing a spectacular job connecting to the more of you. You ... KIMBERLY DAWN It is a common belief that we breathe with our lungs alone, but in point of fact, the work of breath... ALEXANDER LOWEN Life is not measured by the amount of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath awa... TONI COX It's not the amount of breaths you take, its moments that take your breath away. WILL SMITH IN HITCH Henry Ford believed the soul of a person is located in their last breath and so captured the last br... ELIZABETH ALEXANDER Your silence exists as does my self gathering. But so does the almost absolute silence of the world'... LUCE IRIGARAY You are where you need to be. Just take a deep breath. LANA PARRILLA You can meditate on almost anything: a prayer, song, image or word. Close your eyes; sit in a comfor... DEAN ORNISH My next breath may very well be in your lungs. Store it wisely, because my life depends on it.
JAROD KINTZ The human voice: mysterious, spontaneous, primal. For me, the human voice is the vessel on which all... CLARON MCFADDEN The first time you get in there to spar, you realize this person is punching you back. It's not just... ELIZABETH MOONEY Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance. OPRAH WINFREY And you, brave Cobham! to the latest breath
Shall feel your ruling passion strong in death. ALEXANDER POPE Going to the front door and seeing five police officers takes your breath away. CELESTE NULL I am not a quitter. I will fight until I drop. It is just a matter of having some faith in the fact ... CICELY TYSON Best while you have it use your breath - There is no drinking after death ANONYMOUS TOAST & only as you gasp your dying breath shall you understand, your life amounted to no more than on... DAVID MITCHELL There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questi... JAMES NATHAN MILLER When you meet a new day, take a deep breath and tell yourself, ' I am anew in this day ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH When you meet a new day, take a deep breath and tell yourself, ' I am new in this day'. ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH You're the love of my life and the breath in my prayers. Take my hand and lead me there.. what I nee... DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn... THICH NHAT HANH If you don't want your dog to have bad breath, do what I do: Pour a little Lavoris in the toilet... JAY LENO and I wonder if Beethoven held his breath the first time his fingers touched the keys the ... ANDREA GIBSON I do want you. More than my next breath. KATIE REUS You can't even mention us in the same breath as him, (but) it's a good story. I didn't think about i... A.J. HAWK The story goes as the line follow... alone... loony.... ... That's what's happening.... DEYTH BANGER Take a dive into the ocean of knowledge..!!! And the Answers will come to the surface waiting for yo... OSMAN AHSAN SHEIKH Meditating is easier than most people think. Start by focusing and following your breath. The goal i... LEWIS HOWES We need to catch our breath in every way. I don't think the one week changes the dynamic at all. CHARLES E. SCHUMER You'd think skiing wouldn't be strenuous - all you have to do, after all, is start at the to... W. BRUCE CAMERON
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