It’s a snowy March day in Wyoming and I’ve been thinking a lot about my Dad today. It’s true what people say, that the grief comes in waves. There are good days and bad days. Days when I don’t want to think or talk about it at all, and days where I can’t quite focus fully on anything else because he is on my mind. Some days it feels good to cry, and other days…
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My 30 day yoga challenge is going awesome. My 30 day writing challenge……..uh yeah, totally dropped the ball and got lazy. However, I had a lovely weekend full of good friends, yoga, wine and sunshine! (Seriously, Mr. Sun where have you BEEN for two weeks?!? Not cool). So I am going to liken this break in my blog commitment to falling out of a balance pose. Just take a breath, and get right back into…
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Alright, so I’m cheating today. These aren’t my words, but they ARE the words of my rad friend April and I love her blog post today so much that I have to share it. I joked with her that I hoped my fluffy gratitude post was one that inspired her entry, entitled, “Unconventional Gratitude.” I met Apes five years ago in Hawaii; her husband Bill is my brother’s best friend. April is one of the most…
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Last night I pulled my tattered copy of Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way off the shelf. If you are a writer, or artist of any kind, add this book to your collection. Along with my 30 day yoga challenge, I’ve committed to writing on my blog for 30 days straight, which has my creative brain all up in a tizzy. I knew it was time for some Artist’s Way inspiration and Morning Pages. Cameron’s “Morning…
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I arrived on Oahu a couple weeks ago and my favorite Canadian bred, North Shore dwelling, kickass yogi surfer girl Kelsey picked me up and said, “Here’s the plan! We’re going to go grab some tea at Coffee Gallery, watch the sunset, go to my FAVORITE yoga class at 6:30 – it will kick your ass – then get thai food for dinner!” I was down (dog) but “Kels,” I said, “I haven’t done yoga…
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