“In the silence of a midwinter dusk, there is a sound so faint that for all you can tell it may be only the sound of the silence itself. You hold your breath to listen. You are aware of the beating of your heart. The extraordinary thing that is about to happen is matched only by the extraordinary moment just before it happens. Advent is the name of that moment.” HeartMayMomentsHappensNamesSoundSilenceBreathsExtraordinaryThat MomentDuskAdventExtraordinary ThingsMatchedExtraordinary MomentsMidwinter Author:Frederick Buechner
“No acting, no production, could take the place of that moment when you come out in the dark on to the stage and the drummer plays four beats on the hi-hat and then lights and music. It just takes your breath away. No words can do what music can.” PlayMomentsLightCan DoDarkActingFourStageBeatsBreathsProductionsHatsThat MomentDrummer Author:Ken Stott
“Spirituality is nothing more than the art of paying attention. When I give my whole heart and mind to a task such as singing - life's worry, suffering, or conflicts don't exist in that moment. Additionally, singing is about breath work, which is the most essential practice to living a conscious & healthy life.” GivingMindHeartArtWholeMomentsSufferingSpiritualityAttentionPracticeWorryHealthyConflictEssentialsSingingConsciousTasksBreathsPay AttentionThat MomentHeart And MindHealthy Life Author:Jason Mraz
“I definitely consider 'Poses' - the whole album in fact - to be kind of a miracle. Like the last breath of that moment when decadence is healthy, 'Poses' encapsulates that feeling. It's a kind of song and a kind of album that I'll never be able to repeat.” KindWholeMomentsFactsFeelingsAbleLastsSongHealthyMiracleBreathsAlbumsRepeatsThat MomentBe KindDecadence Author:Rufus Wainwright
“This country needs to take a deep breath. We are a strong, resilient nation. And the idea that the Russians hacked our election needs to be investigated. There is very little evidence at that moment except for the DNC servers.” NeedsLittlesIdeasCountryMomentsStrongNationsEvidenceBreathsElectionThat MomentResilientDeep BreathServerTake A Deep BreathHacked Author:Katrina vanden Heuvel
“Then I saw it, and it just grabbed me. That moment, that breath just before destiny, between innocence and power. He'll pull the sword free. You know it. And in that moment, the world changes. Camelot's born, Arthur's fate is sealed. He'll unite a people, be betrayed by a woman and a friend, and sire the man who'll kill him. In this moment, he's a boy. In the next he'll be a king.” PeopleKnowsMenWorldMomentsNextBornBoysDestinySawsFateKingsBreathsInnocenceThat MomentBetrayedArthurCamelot Book:Nora Roberts' Key Trilogy Source: Nora Roberts' Key Trilogy
“I should have kissed more than your hand...thought I'd have more time," he whispered between liquid, panting breaths. "...too late now." I looked into his eyes and completely forgot the rest of the world. In that moment, all I knew was that I was holding Stark in my arms, and I was going to lose him very, very soon.” WorldShouldMomentsHandsEyeLosesArmsLateShould HaveBreathsHis EyesToo LateThat MomentMore TimeLiquidStarksHouse Of Night Author:P. C. Cast
“I squeezed my eyes shut and took several deep breaths, trying not to smell Jace in front of me, not to taste him on my lips. But it was useless. In that moment, Jace was everywhere. He was in my mind, he was in my heart, and he was in my memory. He smelled good. He tasted good. And the blissful aftershock still throbbing in my most sensitive places felt wonderful, when everything else in my life was an obstacle to be overcome.” TryingMindHeartStillsMomentsEyeFeltMemoriesWonderfulFrontsMy HeartTasteOvercomingBreathsLipsObstaclesSmellUselessSensitiveThat MomentJaceDeep BreathAftershock Author:Rachel Vincent
“Suddenly, I was just sure he was going to kiss me. He was there, I could feel his breath, the ground solid beneath us. But then something crossed his face, a thought, a hesitation, and he shifted slightly. Not now. Not yet. It was something I'd done so often - weighing what I could afford to risk, right at that moment - that I recognized it instantly. It was like looking in a mirror.” FeelsDoneMomentsFacesRiskKissingBreathsMirrorsThat MomentHesitationKiss MeWeighing Book:What Happened to Goodbye Source: What Happened to Goodbye
“Tessa exhaled. She hadn't realized that she had been holding her breath until that moment. Will must have heard her, for he raised his head and his gaze met hers across the clearing. Something in it made her look away. Agony stripped so raw was not meant for her eyes.” LooksMadeMomentsEyeHeardMetsBreathsRaisedThat MomentAgonyHer EyesClearing Book:Clockwork Prince Source: Clockwork Prince
“. . . if you close your eyes and begin to feel your breath, it will instantly become deeper and slower, and your mind will become calmer. Then gradually you'll become aware of your body, or more precisely the subtle sense of energy inside and around your body. At that moment, you exist as Energy-Consciousness, not as names, jobs, duties, roles, desires, and so on.” IfsFeelsMindMomentsBodyEyeJobsDesireNamesEnergyConsciousnessRolesDutyBreathsDeeperYour BodySubtleThat MomentCalmer Author:Ilchi Lee
“Our children will be born of our actions. Our accidents will become their destinies. Oh, the actions will remain. It is a simple matter of what you will do when the chips are down, my friend. When the fat lady is singing. When the walls are falling in, and the sky is dark, and the ground is rumbling. In that moment our actions will define us. And it makes no difference whether you are being watched by Allah, Jesus, Buddah, or whether you are not. On cold days a man can see his breath, on a hot day he can't. On both occasions, the man breathes.” MenChildrenMatterMomentsActionFallJesusBornDifferencesDarkSimpleDestinySkyHe ManWallColdSingingMy FriendsHotBreathsOur ChildrenBreatheAccidentsFatsOccasionsThat MomentChipsOur ActionsHot DaysCold Days Book:White Teeth Source: White Teeth
“A cool breeze stirred my hair at that moment, as the night wind began to come down from the hills, but it felt like a breath from another world.” WorldMomentsNightFeltWindHairBreathsHillsThat MomentBreezeAnother World Author:Francis Marion