Keep your Head up, Keep your Heart Strong…

“Life is unfolding as it should.” One of my high school English teachers, Mrs. Hargreaves, said that in class one day and I never forgot it. I remember writing it in the margin of my notebook and I still find much comfort in it to this day. I’m currently obsessed with Ben Howard’s album, Every Kingdom, and the funny thing is that I’ve been falling in love with Howard’s sweet voice for some time, and didn’t really put the…

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It’s ALL you.

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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Don’t judge, just observe.

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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Patience Young Grasshopper – 30 Day Yoga Challenge – GO!

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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