Your Breath of Life

     Have you ever felt the effects of adrenaline and what it does to your body?  Your heart begins to pound as you take a seat in the roller coaster.  Your lungs open up and you take in more air.  Suddenly, you’re aware of the people’s conversation three cars back.  Your vision becomes more focused as you see the first hill in the distance the coaster will soon climb.  You began to sweat.  Blood races to your arms and legs and gives you strength.  Fear slowly disappears and you feel like you can conquer anything.  That’s what adrenaline does in a single circumstance.

     Have you ever realized that you’re standing at the fork in the road of your life?  This doesn’t happen as often as adrenaline rushes as hindsight usually plays a role with that moment has passed.  It might be a job choice or something more dramatic, but you know that your choice will influence the rest of your life or until another meeting with destiny arrives in your future.

     Have you ever placed another person above yourself?  Your wife or husband or children need something that everything inside of you screams can’t happen.  You make a decision that is ninety percent out of your control, but you know just part of you has to be willing to give it a shot for something to happen.  The outcome isn’t promised, but courage is needed in the first step.

     Combine all of these and you get a glimpse of the definition of “Breath of Life”.  It’s the past, present, and future all combined into one moment that changes your life.  You will eventually be able to look back at that moment and realize that the path you are on is better because of that choice.  You can then say that you’ve experienced the breath of life.

     I want to hear your story about that moment in your life.  It might have happened decades ago or you could be standing at the fork in the road with a decision already made and the future clear and crisp like adrenaline’s gift to your body.  Visit facebook.com/breathoflifedonaldstidham and tell your story in the comment field below the “Your Breath of Life” post.