Removing the Obstacles

“Breathing happens to us when we remove the obstacles we have erected to its free movement.” Donna Farhi

I love this quote. I read it in Donna Farhi’s Breathing Book when it was first released years ago (a fabulous book, by the way!) and it still touches me today. Such a simple, and completely accurate way of looking at our breath. It just happens when you remove all the obstacles, it isn’t something you impose on yourself. When he was carving his masterpiece, The David, Michaelangelo was reported to say that all he did was simply remove the marble what wasn’t David.

That is what we are doing in our own personal evolution. We are just peeling away what isn’t us to reveal our true selves. We aren’t changing who we are. We aren’t trying to be someone else. We just have to allow who we are to shine by removing what isn’t us.

Look at your life now. Are there habits that you have that deep down you know doesn’t represent your true self? Do you do activities that don’t represent your true self? Do you have acquaintances that don’t represent your true self? Do you do things that don’t fit who you are? Take a moment now and pretend you are Michaelangelo and remove a little bit that isn’t you. Remove a few obstacles you have to your free movement. Ahhh...freedom. Doesn’t that feel better?