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Breathe

In four, out four

By Erica JordanPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
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Breathe

In four, out four

I haven’t been breathing well lately.

And I know that can't be good for me I’ve been sitting on my oxygen for days,

I called for a follow up in a few days.

I can see this going twenty different ways in my head.

Great to, and falling into a well.

Guys, I don't feel well. I have a migraine,

I’m just terminally ill.

It's okay.

We all learn to cope in many different ways.

Going for walks

Smoking

Reading or sitting outside in the sun reading or writing.

To feed my soul with nutrients it needs.

Nutritious meals.

I just got two new books.

The first is The relaxation Response by Dr Herbert Benson M.D.

And the second Mindfulness for Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Trust me I do my research on everything. Always expanding the mind.

Anything creative I do, I make a choice for myself to try and live a happy life.

Make a choice of my own for once.

Sometimes ya’ll get goosebumps around me, like I'm contagious,

I don't have cooties.

You can’t catch chronic illness.

But I need to catch a breath.

Breathe.

-ej

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Erica Jordan

Tea is drug. I'm chronically ill. I cant do much except my art that helps my nerve pain and function. That's baking, painting , writing..... anything creative to use that outlet to express myself . Stay Wild Moon Child.

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