When checking in on my breathing to maintain mindfulness during the day, I like to remind myself that the world has seen continuous breathing since the first living being drew breath and that this breathing will continue without interruption until the last living being draws breath. This gives me a sense of connection with life past, present and future. Sometimes I say to myself, 'I breathe in the moment' with the sense that this moment includes an acknowledge of all those other moments of the past, present and future.
