“As impossible as it is for us to take a breath in the morning large enough to last us until noon, so impossible is it to pray in the morning in such a way as to last us until noon. Let your prayers ascend to Him constantly, audibly or silently, as circumstances throughout the day permit.” WayEnoughLastsPrayerMorningImpossiblePrayingCircumstancesBreathsPermitOur PrayersNoon Book:Prayer Source: Prayer
“A breath of our inspiration Is the life of each generation; A wondrous thing of our dreaming Unearthly, impossible seeming — The soldier, the king, and the peasant Are working together in one, Till our dream shall become their present, And their work in the world be done.” WorldDoneDreamInspirationTogetherImpossibleGenerationsKingsBreathsSoldierWorking TogetherOur DreamsPeasantsSeemingWondrous Author:Arthur O'Shaughnessy
“My first breath was just...it just seemed impossible that you could actually breathe underwater. I knew in my mind it was possible, but actually experiencing it was such a gulp of joy and I feel it every time I go under the ocean. I love doing it, to be able to feel weightless, to spin on one finger, to do somersaults, to be like a graceful ballerina - even with a huge tank on your back you can do the most extraordinary things.” FeelsMindFirstsAbleJoyCan DoImpossibleHugeOceanBreathsFingersExtraordinaryBreatheTanksExtraordinary ThingsBallerinaUnderwater Author:Sylvia Earle
“Your tree pose is going crazy and you're falling; and your leg is burning; and it feels impossible to maintain any sort of stability practice observing what's happening instead of getting wrapped up in the circumstance. If you can learn to be easy with your breath in these moments, your body and mind will follow.” IfsFeelsMindMomentsBodyFallEasyPracticeImpossibleTreeCrazyCircumstancesHappeningsBreathsLegsYour BodyBurningStabilityObservingMind And BodyGoing Crazy Author:Tara Stiles
“From this outer edge of his life, looking back, there was only one remorse, and that was only that he wished to go on living. Did all dying people feel this way, as if they had never lived? Did life seem that short, indeed, over and done before you took a breath? Did it seem this abrupt and impossible to everyone, or only to himself, here, now, with a few hours left to him for thought and deliberation?” PeopleIfsWayFeelsDoneSeemsLeftHoursImpossibleDyingGoes OnBreathsEdgesLooking BackRemorseDeliberation Book:The Illustrated Man Source: The Illustrated Man
“I also think pronunciation of a foreign tongue could be better taught than by demanding from the pupil those internal acrobatic feats that are generally impossible and always useless. This is the sort of instruction one receives : “Press your tonsils against the underside of your larynx. Then with the convex part of the septum curved upwards so as almost — but not quite — to touch the uvula, try with the tip of your tongue to reach your thyroid. Take a deep breath, and compress your glottis. Now without opening your lips say "Garoo".' And when you have done it they are not satisfied.” ThinkingTryingDoneImpossibleTaughtBreathsPressesLipsTongueSatisfiedOpeningUselessInternalsInstructionPupilsDeep BreathFeatsTake A Deep BreathPronunciationThyroid Author:Jerome K. Jerome
“Can we not will ourselves to achieve the impossible? Can we not use the power of our life force to change something: one small thing, one insignificant moment, one breath, one gesture? Is there nothing we can do to change what is around us?” MomentsUseForceCan DoOur LivesImpossibleAchieveBreathsGesturesInsignificantSmall Things Book:The Art of Racing in the Rain Source: The Art of Racing in the Rain
“You want to fall, that's all. You think it can't go on like that. It's as if your life is a perch on the edge of a cliff and going forward seems impossible, not for a lack of will, but a lack of space. The possibility of another day stands in defiance of the laws of physics. And you can't go back. So you want to fall, let go, give up, but you can't. And every breath you take reminds you of that fact. So it goes.” IfsThinkingWantGivingFactsSeemsLawLife IsFallSpaceImpossiblePossibilityGoes OnLetting GoGiving UpBreathsEdgesPhysicsCliffsDefianceAnother DayLaws Of Physics Author:Kevin Powers
“I take a deep breath. I'm not sure where that swell of desperation came from, but know that I've acknowledge it, it's impossible to ignore, like a living thing has awakened from a long sleep inside me. It writhes in my stomach and throat. I need to leave. I need the truth.” KnowsNeedsLongSleepImpossibleBreathsAcknowledgeNot SureThroatStomachDesperationLiving ThingsAwakenedDeep BreathTake A Deep BreathLong Sleep Book:Allegiant (Divergent, Book 3) Source: Allegiant (Divergent, Book 3)