There are things in life that make us sad. There is no escaping this. Sadness comes in varying degrees. Some sadness is brief, and drifts away on its own in a moment or a day. Other sadness arrives, ripping a hole in our heart, and takes up residence there for a long time. With this . . . → Read More: When We Hold A Lot of Sad
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As I sit here on the first beautiful beach day on Cape Cod, first through ebb tide, and now as I watch the waves push themselves toward me, I remember the tidal thoughts I had in yoga class this morning. The ebb and flow of the class can be likened to the tide cycle. The . . . → Read More: Tides, Cycles, and Changes I have received a few requests about what the Prayer of Jabez is, so today I will share it. Here it is: “Lord, bless ME indeed, Enlarge my territory, Keep your hand on me, Keep me from evil so I may not cause pain. “ That’s it. So little. So powerful. Now, I get those . . . → Read More: Jabez – The Ride of Your Life When the tide of our life goes creeping out far away from the shoreline, that which we knew and held onto so tightly, slowly slips away. Then we sit. Wondering when the tide will turn and make its way back to the shore. When will it advance and cover over and smooth out all the . . . → Read More: Ebb Tide In Bikram yoga we are constantly told to "trust in the process". We go through the poses each day and while we may not feel the medical benefits while we're in them, after consistent practice, many things in our bodies will grow, change, and heal almost magically. The bad knee is gone. Lower back problems . . . → Read More: Trust in the Process Today I attended a women's retreat on the beach called The Unfinished Woman conducted by best-selling author Joan Anderson. I heard some pretty profound truths today, but the one I brought home to share is: "Take a breath, and just be kind" ~ The Dalai Lama You're plane is late, you're not going to make . . . → Read More: Some Good Advice Today I glanced at the time and actually noticed my husband was late with his morning text. Then the car drove by throwing the paper on the driveway. I don’t read it until noon, so I never noticed when it came. Today I noted the time and thought 7:30 is kind of late for working . . . → Read More: Beginning to Care Again Today I had a particularly hard yoga class. The humidity is creeping back and I felt it. My breath started to head to panic attack mode. I didn’t think I could lie still for one more second, and I even took an unheard of sip of water between the two sets of rabbit pose. I . . . → Read More: Simple Little Prayer Anger has not been a dominant force in my life, but lately I’ve had my share to deal with. Whenever I have felt anger, it always made me feel powerful in reaction to an event, when, in fact, the opposite is true. Something has to happen to cause the anger to well up inside . . . → Read More: Angerrrrr….. Making room for new things seems to be dominating my life lately. I am redoing a room by selling everything in it and making room for a newer, more simplistic look. I'm having a garage sale and emptying at least 20 more of those plastic bins that I have dragged through three houses and one . . . → Read More: Making Room |
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