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Thursday, June 16, 2011
choose to inhale, don’t breathe simply to exist

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Mattie was born on July 17th, 1990 with a genetic defect leading to Dysautonomic Mitochondrial Myopathy. He was bound to a wheelchair his entire life until he body finally came to rest at age 13. But Mattie was born into this world with a gift, a gift that lead all 7 of his books to become NY Times Bestsellers and landing him on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, Primetime, The Today Show, CNN News and many other programs many times to share wisdom with millions of lives.


When I heard what Mattie’s final words to his Mom were, it popped me into a space of clarity.


This 13 year old little boy said:


"Choose to inhale; do not breathe simply to exist."


How many of us just exist in a choiceless world? How often do we actually choose this breath?


Read the rest of the blog piece on Psych Central


Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. is the co-author of A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook.
Posted By adia / 9:26 AM / Thursday, June 16, 2011
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