I crave cheese, yogurt, milk. And there was no way I was giving up Rocky. Plus, I'm a professional speaker. I can't cough through keynotes. And I'm an athlete.
Sports require breathing.
Cheri says people seek enlightenment when they've suffered enough. After coughing convulsively for two months and cracking two ribs in the process, I had suffered enough. Despite more than a dozen years of meditation, I'd never questioned the fact that I rarely breathe through my nose. Instead, I accommodated my chronic runny nose and post-nasal drip by littering my house with Kleenex boxes, stuffing pocket packs into every purse, swallowing Sudafed before any public appearance. But I have not had the sensitivity to respond to my body's signals.