Your Next Two Steps

Steven Barnes
4 min readSep 20, 2020

BREATHE!

Here’s something True, Useful, and Kind:

If you focus on the EXHALATION part of the breathing cycle, then relax, your body will automatically inhale in a “nature abhors a vacuum” manner. Similarly, if you ACT with power…and then relax… your body, mind, and spirit will refresh itself. Conversely, if you focus on the INHALATION you often hold your breath and forget to exhale!

If you EXHALE and then relax, your body’s SURVIVAL DRIVE will do the rest. Nature will do the rest. But focusing on the INHALE is like focusing on what you’re…

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Steven Barnes

Steven Barnes is a NY Times bestselling author, ecstatic husband and father, and holder of black belts in three martial arts. www.lifewritingpodcast.com.