Every year, after the Christmas bustle and just before New Year’s Eve sneaks up, I find myself in reflection mode. Sometimes I’m flabbergasted by the speed at which the year flew; some years have me on my knees in thanks for the blessings and growth; other years, I have to dig a little to excavate […]
Tag: self-love
While getting dressed for a long-awaited date night this weekend, I reached for the first piece of jewelry my husband gifted me long, long ago in a land far away back when our relationship was still shiny, new, and exciting. I remember the air coming out of my lungs when he handed me my very […]
There I was, body softening into my yoga mat, monkey mind quieted, breath slowing, perfectly relaxed, oil diffuser humming, and probably only 1 short minute into a 7 minute savasana. Ahhhhh. Yeeeeessss. And then slam of the door and “Mooooooooooommmmm!?” just above me. I held that softly flowing breath for a second — maybe it […]
This is a moment to really work out those gratitude muscles. Today, I’m grateful for the body I move through life in. I’m grateful for it not because it’s even close to perfect (newsflash: it isn’t!), not because it’s improving in any visible way (it’s not!), and not because it always functions, looks or feels […]
