Balanced Mind with Julie Potiker

Balanced Mind with Julie Potiker


Tree and Garden in Your Mind, with poem, "The Breather", by Billy Collins

March 06, 2021

Take a journey into a garden, sit under a tree, and bring an umbrella -  because it might rain - as you listen to this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with a reading of the poem," The Breather", by Billy Collins.


 


The Breather, by Billy Collins


Just as in the horror movies


when someone discovers that the phone calls


are coming from inside the house


so too, I realized


that our tender overlapping


has been taking place only inside me.


All that sweetness, the love and desire—


it’s just been me dialing myself


then following the ringing to another room


to find no one on the line,


well, sometimes a little breathing


but more often than not, nothing.


To think that all this time—


which would include the boat rides,


the airport embraces, and all the drinks—


it’s been only me and the two telephones,


the one on the wall in the kitchen


and the extension in the darkened guest room upstairs.


 


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You can learn about mindfulness at www.MindfulMethodsForLife.com and also in Julie's newly released book, "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't Have To: Mindful Methods For Staying Calm In The Midst Of Chaos", available on Amazon.com. Her podcast is "Balanced Mind with Julie Potiker", available on iTunes, iHeart and other podcast platforms.