When we find ourselves on the downward spiral of negative emotions – anger, frustration, disappointment, conflict – know that we can choose how to respond. One is to make a u-turn and come back to the breath, the body, an anchor to awaken to the present moment instead of sliding further down the path of distress.
U-turn, by Jerry Corstens
What’s empty will empty.
What’s full will refill.
What’s picked up starts rising.
What’s dropped goes downhill.
What’s broken keeps breaking.
What’s whole will repair.
What’s backwards can U-turn
Once it grows aware.
What’s given to, giveth.
What’s taken from, takes.
What’s fallen keeps falling,
Until it awakes.
Guide: Noelle Lim
Image credit: Sarah J, Unsplash
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