Main Definition of To breathe (verb)
1 a: to draw air into and expel it from the lungs : RESPIRE broadly : to take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide through natural processes
b: to inhale and exhale freely
2: to blow softly
3: LIVE – to be alive
4: to pause and rest before continuing
A Personal Note
Just breathe! Breathe in, breathe out. Take a deep breath in, hold it and release, breathe it out slowly. Breathe in life and goodness, breathe out and discard the old.
So easy and seemingly effortless and yet how I forget to breathe. I forget to take deep cleansing breaths ( except when I am at the beach and I unconsciously take in deep breaths to take in the wonderful ocean air and mist or while in the awe of nature)
Breathing is a natural skill that we are all equipped with and yet, I for one neglect to fully breathe. Breathing is a gift. Breathing is life. Breathing is healing. Breathing is energy. Breathing is creativity. Breathing is orgasmic. Breathing is essential. And yet, how many of us are consciously breathing and not just shallow breathers?
I am aware that I am not breathing fully. Breathing is an innate ability but it can be developed like a superpower especially when breathing while singing, reading out loud, saying lines and of course voice acting.
Breathing is such an automatic act that we may take it for granted and then of course it’s too late when we stop breathing.
So take a breather and remember to breathe! It’s a breeze!
The divine origin of Breathing in the Bible
Then the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person. -Genesis 2:7
As long as I live, while I have breath from God, my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies. -Job 27:3-4
But there is a spirit within people, the breath of the Almighty within them, that makes them intelligent. – Job 32:8
For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. – Job 33:4
If God were to take back his spirit and withdraw his breath, all life would cease, and humanity would turn again to dust. – Job 34:14-15
But if you turn away from them, they panic. When you take away their breath, they die and turn again to dust. When you give them your breath, life is created, and you renew the face of the earth. – Psalm 104:29-30
God, the LORD, created the heavens and stretched them out. He created the earth and everything in it. He gives breath to everyone, life to everyone who walks the earth. – Isaiah 42:5
This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD. – Ezekiel 37:5-6
Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. – John 20:21-22
The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. – Acts 17:24-25
