Take a deep breath. Feel it move gently through your body — air filling your lungs, expanding your ribs, grounding your soul. The breath is always with us, a sacred companion that carries calm and clarity in every inhale and exhale.

Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh taught that mindful breathing is a doorway to joy. By simply noticing your breath, you return to the present moment — where life is happening, and where peace begins.

Today, pause and feel the miracle of being alive. In your breath lives your strength, your healing, your connection to something greater.

Hahn said, "Breathing in, I am grateful for this moment. Breathing out, I smile. Breathing in, I am aware of the preciousness of this day. Breathing out, I vow to live deeply in this day."