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       Thread: A story and an invitationCW mental healthIn 2019 I sustained an injury that has led to continuing health issues. The details don’t matter right now, except to say that It’s unresolved, and it’s been, well, a tough few years. I’ve cycled through major depression and paralyzing anxiety and the only way it makes any sense is if I can use some of my experiences to make it a little easier for someone else. I’m not a doctor or a therapist, this is just my experience.   1/x
       
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       One of the things I’ve loved to do, since I was a child, was look, really look, at nature. There’s a mental image my parents have of me crouched down staring at a puddle full of minnows at the beach. For a very long time.I’d always been a hobby photographer as well. And my same, impossibly generous, parents developed many a roll of film (!) of sand and seagulls, and more than one rear end of a donkey (to be fair, I was taking it from the backseat window of a moving vehicle). 2/x
       
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       So I made it a practice, at each day intentionally look at nature, to not only notice the immense beauty of our world, but really see it. I’d see evidence of something bigger in the impossible complexity and beauty of nature. And as my world got harder and smaller, I’d walk my dog, find something amazing, and I’d photograph it, so that I could look at it through the day and remember that the only thing I had to do in that moment, was breathe. Just breathe.  3/x
       
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       I found the demonstration of the magic and power of the universe so intriguing, and reassuring. Eventually I was sharing the images with friends, each set with intention, love, and light, and then with a small group on a Twitter feed. And then it was too much, and I couldn’t. And now we’re here. The invitation.  I’m going to take at least 1000 breaths of intention and gratitude this year on my path of healing; each a moment of intentional calm and self-love, and … 4/x
       
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       I invite you to come along with me and do the same for yourself. If one of my images comes across your feed, I invite you to pause for a moment and take a breath, and I hope that brings a moment of calm and some light into your day. And if you’re having a day where you could use a little help, come take a breath. I’ll tag them #1000Breaths so you can easily find the latest, and when you see it, take a moment to breathe a full chest full of air, and exhale … 5/x