learning to breathe

            We live in a society that idolises comfort and instant gratification. It's why companies like Amazon, Uber and Doordash are so successful. It's why malls are now desolate places that these days feel more like living through a zombie apocalypse versus a place to go shopping and browse. It's why the self-check out line now seems longer than the ones with a cashier at them. It's why we reach for our phones to give us a hit of dopamine versus even a short work-out. It's why we numb ourselves with food, TV, books, work, time with others and doomscrolling. We don't like to sit in the quiet with our own thoughts.      Now, that's not to say any of these things are bad in and of themselves but I think that they can become a wall from dealing with our problems or ourselves. I also recognize that some of this we do subconsciously. It's not like we're always actively telling ourselves we want to run from our thoughts and feelings so we'...