Dateline, 2015: I really like this quote about “paying attention as if your life depends on it.”
One night last spring I laid in bed, unable to move because of severe pain in my chest. Any time I tried to move the pain got worse, so I laid as still as possible. I was laying on my right side, looking at a bedside table, and all I could do was breathe and look at that table, what was on the table, and see the light coming in from outside and shining on the table.
At the time I was going through tests to see if there was a hole in my heart, and at that moment I assumed I was going to die, so I can tell you, I’ve never ever focused on my breath like I did in those moments. I kept that state of mind until I passed out.
This quote comes from a book titled, “Mindfulness for Beginners,” by Jon Kabat-Zinn.
