“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” ~Albert Einstein We have become so flexible, so able to adjust to new ways of living and new social rules of conduct. So many things were lost during the Pandemic, but I’ve noticed a beautiful new thing springing up around me. The flexibility of all of […]
It’s the most wonderful time of year. Or not. Either way the holiday’s can carry with them a lot of extra emotion and energy. It can be easy to deal with it with by overdoing, overeating, over drinking, and just numbing ourselves. But, we don’t have to do that. There are better ways to deal
As we end November the holidays are in full force upon us. For some it is a joyous time of making memories surrounded by loved ones. For others it’s an incredibly challenging time. For most it’s somewhere in the middle. This year will be different. I keep telling myself that to soothe the fear and
We are living in a culture that values productivity and busyness over well being and worthiness not attached to merit. We are a sticker chart kind of society. “what do you do?” it’s the first question we ask someone we meet. As if what we do is more important that who we are. It’s not
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Today has been one of those days and it’s not even noon. Actually, today started for me at 2:30am with a toilet leaking. Yesterday, I got some disappointing news about a trip I was looking forward to being canceled. As, I laid back down in my bed around 4:00am my heart was racing and my
Yoga has been invaluable in my life. But, it’s not just the poses and how the physical practice has transformed me. It’s the deeper practice. One of my favorite take-away’s from teacher training is to choose a yama or niyama to practice personally each month. The past year has been incredibly difficult personally for me
I’ve been pretty obsessed with cooking lately. It’s one of the things I love to do and share with others. My home life has changed pretty dramatically this past year, and so has the care and feeding of my family. I’m separated and two of my four children are now off studying and not living
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This year instead of making goals or resolutions I decided to make a wish list. It seemed more practical and something that I wouldn’t have to feel any guilt or shame about later. Here is my 2021 wish list: To live a year full of kindness and love To live my life with purpose and
Day 8 for my house, or really day 4 of complete stay in place. It’s been a lot. A drastic reworking of day to day life. I’m being intentional. I am walking gingerly through my house and with all my people. Everyone is coping in their own ways. Me too. I am moment to moment.
I tend to be pretty goal oriented. I write out my goals every year and then actually map out how to accomplish them, devoting set amounts of time to each goal. It’s pretty OCD, but honestly, it’s served me better than most other habits that I have. I think our culture is obsessed with results.
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