Breathe in. Count to five.
Breathe out, and now count to ten.
Breathe deep. Let it go.
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Kelsey Clarey
She/Her/Fae/Faer. I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. I mostly write poetry and flash fiction currently, a lot of it fantasy/folklore/fairy tale inspired. I also like to do a lot of fiber arts and design TTRPGs.
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Comments (9)
Simple but powerful!
Beautiful reminder. :) I just took a deep breath and it was quite lovely so thank you
Needed this reminder!
Ahhh, that felt so good to do! Thank you so much! 🥰🥰🥰
Agree with Oneg!!!💕❤️❤️
Simple yet a much needed reminder! It’s been such a busy day 😮💨
Ha, I just talked about the importance of breathing in managing emotions in my media literacy class today. I usually do a shorter version: breathe in on slow count of 3, breathe out on 5. But obviously, the deeper the better.
Was this inspired by Poppy's prompt? Love it!
This was much needed…and effective!