Returning Home

Right before retiring tonight, I sing a lullaby to myself

Photo by Hans Vivek on Unsplash

My body is my home. My body is my home. I come back to my body after all. I switch off my thinking mind, and I come home to my body after the long day before I retire for the night. I sit still within my body and focus on my breathing.

The famous Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh has taught me…