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While I breathe

Dum Spiro Spero - while I breath I hope, I live, I move.  This is my Clan Motto, so it is only natural that I am drawn and dedicated to the beauty of of our breath. Many clans and other historical characters have also sensibly adopted the motto .  Our breath is our first and final possession. And nothing is closer to breath than movement.  It pulls the wasted CO2 from the depths of our extremities and flushes it through the lungs and away, so our splendid O2 can enliven our way, our fingers, our limbs, our organs, our brain.  Yes, the heart is the pump, but the lungs capture the miraculous  molecules and release them to our body, the ultimate nutrient. Recently, I studied the practice of movement for people with compromised lungs.  It is an absolute truth that movement is beneficial for everyone, even people who must carry their O2 with them, or who only have a portion of their lungs, working on their behalf, as they breathe and live. Fear can impe...