back to the basics

lately i've been having trouble breathing.
you know when you take a really deep breath and you can feel it "catch" (the only word i can think of to describe it)? usually it happens when you yawn. and you just know your lungs just took in as much air as possible?

i can't seem to get that as easily anymore.
i struggle. not with breathing, but with feeling like my lungs are FULL. it's a problem. it's distracting me, and well...it's getting annoying to breathe.

so i was thinking about how could this possibly teach me something about God or the way He works and is working in my life right now. and then i realized that at 1:12 in the morning, i still haven't done my quiet time today. and it tends to be the very last thing i do in the day.
breathing is essential. simple. basic. but it's the most important thing we do. it is life.
i constantly put aside simple things like praying and especially reading the Word, even though they are LIFE. they are essential, simple and basic.
if i'm not doing the simplest things, how can God move in the biggest ways?
if i ignore the basics, how can i learn anything more?
if i can get back to the basics and remain faithful in the simple ways, won't He move so much more in the rest of my life? in the big things?