Breathe Issue 16
Graceful, enchanting, loyal, wistful, ghostly – how would you describe the Moon? Perhaps dependable should come high in the list of adjectives. Visible or not, the Moon is always there, quietly doing its own thing, whether that’s governing the Earth’s tides or providing a celestial calendar in the night sky.

The planet’s earliest human inhabitants were guided by this natural lunar cycle, adapting their lives to its rhythm and movement. Today, schedules are largely set by the 24-hour mechanised clock, the seconds and minutes relentlessly driving humanity forward, often affording little opportunity for reflection.

Yet allowing oneself time to stop and ruminate is essential for mental wellbeing. Clocking off (some might call it pottering) can happen without thinking – those times when it suddenly becomes imperative to rearrange a book collection in height order or to catalogue vinyl according to genre – and deliver manifold joys.

Then there’s clocking in, consciously paying attention without judgment. It might be listening to a piece of music, for example, and noting the times when the vocals kick in, how long the guitar solo lasts or when the cello fades out.

This awareness needn’t follow a complicated routine or require untold accoutrements. It can be done in your way, at your pace and in your time – regardless of whether that’s by the 21st-century mechanised clock or the light and natural rhythm of the silvery Moon.

作者簡介：

停下來聽，你能聽到什麼？城市的聲音？甚或處於城郊的緊張焦慮？盼望在喧鬧之中有一縷宛轉的鳥叫聲，代表春天的來臨和萬物的生長。現在是探索自我與重整運動的理想時刻，了解我們如何可以與大自然重新連結，讓我們與生俱來的本性在我們心中悸動。一本能夠為身心靈做深度療癒和保養的雜誌，只要你願意花點時間與自己相處。

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