365D144 Change has happened and it feels so strange. I have found myself laughing again, a lot. Those deep belly laughs that totally hurt your side. I cannot remember the last time I have laughed this hard. It has happened more than once over the last few days. One of my students even asked me …
Category: Gratitude
Gratitude is the best way to find your joy. Just being thankful for what you have right now…
Our bodies are so precious!
365:139 Endurance is the ability to exert oneself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as the ability to resist, withstand, recover from, and have immunity to trauma, wounds, or fatigue. So yesterday, I wrote about how I had made it through twenty classes last week. When I discovered that I …
My body has to be respected and adored!
365:D138 I started writing a book. Nothing that I had planned… it just started flowing and before I knew it, I think I have a chapter. My confidence has increased this week because I have done things that I have never thought I could do, after I got sick. My body has to be respected …
Socks
365:D134 An item of clothing that is used to cover ones feet, keeping them dry and warm. For as long as I can remember, I have received socks for Christmas and on birthdays. Not just a pair of socks but a bundle of socks to last for the whole year. Christmas socks have always been …
Moving Through It
365:D133 Courage comes from a lack of fear. Not meaning that there is no fear but on the scale, the courage outweighs the fear. The outcome is more important than the process of getting to the outcome and sometimes when we step into the process, we find a sense of peace and understanding. A feeling …
Why Kindness…
365:D131 I am on the tail end of a very long and physical week. Overbooked my schedule to something I was uncertain that I could complete especially when on Sunday I felt like I was at the end of my rope, physically, emotionally and mentally. I had left early Sunday, a super Sunday of meeting …
Why Listen…
365D130 Have you ever just had a feeling about something or someone that you just cannot put your finger on? This strange awkward feeling that something is just not right? Weeks later, you might have that ah ha moment of “I totally knew that” but you did not really, you just had that sneaking suspicion? …
Why Feel
365D126 At a loss, for words, for hope, for love, for peace. These things seem so simple to find, but not at this moment. At this moment, sadness is all there is available. Strong hands around the neck, around the heart. Gripping so tight, breath is hard to find. Alone, the worst loneliness in the …
Why Write…
365:D125 A friend sent me this as a bit of inspiration today. I know most days I do not write anything even worth reading but at this moment it’s about: writing everyday, getting my feelings out, and having the courage to share and have a voice in some small way. Some days I am instantly …
Make Things Right
365D124 This year, I really want to lose this thing that I have been hanging onto for so long… FEAR. The monster that it is, the nasty, Grotesque things that it does. I really want it out of my life. I really want to be free of this demon. So I took a step forward …
Letting Go
365 D123 New Year, New Decade, New Day! Truth: Everyone gets so pumped up at the beginning of the new year! Excited for change, the promise of new beginnings, the promise of happiness. I have to say this year, I am not all that hyped up. I have in the last year been challenged by …
Back to Step One
365D122 This is one of the truest things in the world! We have all been there at some point in our lives. I have done this with family, friends, romantic shipwrecks and even work. I was thinking today about expectations, where they come from? Expectations Defined: a strong belief that something will happen or be …
Waking at 3 AM
365:D120 Most mornings, I wake up at this time. It is a perfect combination of quiet and peacefulness that usually calms my soul. Not today, today I am filled with anxiety, worry and fear. So many changes are happening, so fast and time is slipping by, I cannot keep up. It has been a week …
Looking for Peace
365D119 Scary time: I am going to look at apartments today. Not exactly the plan I had but it has definitely been on my mind for awhile. Space available to get me to the next stage, to allow me freedom, to have room to breathe again. It will be lonely, no cats, no roommates, just …
A Child is Born
365D116 On this day, a long time ago, there was a baby born. This child was to change the world and He did. He taught kindness and love to all He met. He showed compassion and healed the sick. Sometimes when hearing the stories, I wonder, how could all of this have happened? How could …