Moving Target

Breath is the anchor. It doesn't move. Everything else will. Find your breath now — chest, belly, throat, wherever it's sharpest. Stay there. Just breath. Follow one full cycle — in, hold, out, hold. That's your base. Now: a sound. Find the most present sound in the room right now. Switch to it. Leave breath behind — fully. Give the sound all of your focus. Follow its texture, its edges, whether it's steady or shifting. Now return to breath. Fast, clean. Don't bring the sound with you. That's the pattern. Anchor, new target, anchor. The anchor is always breath. The other target will keep changing. Stay on breath. New target: your feet. Move there now. Find sensation — pressure, temperature, contact with the floor or a surface. If you can't feel your feet immediately, look harder. Feet. Pressure, contact. Back to breath. Clean switch. Each new target pulls harder because it's fresh. Novelty has gravitational weight. The feet felt more compelling than the sound did — probably. The breath, which you've been holding for minutes, feels mild by comparison.