Be Here Now…

In their recent comments to the press, I’ve noticed a lot of Alabama players quoting a Nick Sabanism, “Be Where Your Feet Are.” I know it’s not a new principle from Coach Saban but I don’t recall this particular reflection being repeated as consistently by players prior to this season.

The mental discipline to let go of what just happened, good or bad, and stay in the present moment, to focus on this play, this point, this game is something I admire about the most successful athletes. The maturity to adopt this level of wisdom and incorporate it into their own value system is something I admire specifically about Nick Saban’s disciples.

Inhale Now Exhale Next…
Inhale Present, Exhale Past…
Inhale Here, Exhale Elsewhere…
Just Breathe

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Prelude

We could choose to see everything we’ve experienced in the past as a prelude to and preparation for the magnificent present we are experiencing now…

“What’s past is prologue.” ~ William Shakespeare, The Tempest

Inhale Past, Exhale Unconsciousness…
Inhale Prelude, Exhale Unreadiness…
Inhale Preparation, Exhale Unpreparedness…
Just Breathe

#JustBreathe
Reflections With Renita

Preclude

We see our present experiences through the blurry filter of our past experiences. Time and time again, we allow our past to pop up and block our present. But our previous experiences don’t have to preclude what we want to do in the present. We don’t have to be stuck in our story.

“…affirming our existence requires affirming the past that led to it.” ~ Todd May

Inhale Present, Exhale Past…
Inhale Present, Exhale Prevent…
Inhale Present, Exhale Preclude…
Just Breathe…

#JustBreathe
Reflections With Renita

Precious Present

Every anxious thought we have about what might happen … every moment we spend replaying and regretting an action we took or something we didn’t say … every time we give into anger over something done to us that we perceive as negative, we stray away from the precious present.

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34, NIV

Inhale Present, Exhale Past…
Inhale Now, Exhale Future…
Inhale Peace, Exhale Frustration…
Just Breathe

#JustBreathe

Right Now

“Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift from God, that’s why they call it the present.” ~ Babatunde Olatunji

This right here, right now moment is all we really have, so be in it. Embrace this moment…wallow in it…let it wash over you. Enjoy the wonder, the emotion of it…see what is there to see, experience the flow of life, feel what you are feeling.

“…Each day is God’s gift. It’s all you get in exchange for the hard work of staying alive….” Ecclesiastes 9: 7-10

Inhale Now, Exhale Frustration…
Inhale Now, Exhale Worry…
Inhale Now, Exhale Anxiety…
Just Breathe…

#JustBreathe