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Secret Worlds

 “Everybody has a secret world inside of them. I mean everybody. All of the people in the whole world, I mean everybody — no matter how dull and boring they are on the outside. Inside them they’ve all got unimaginable, magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds… Not just one world. Hundreds of them. Thousands, maybe.” (Gaiman)

My secret world involves a castle and me being royalty.  But this really isn't much of a secret.  Anyone who was ever in my 3rd grade class when I taught school knows this. 

Emotional Rollercoaster

The past week has been such an emotional rollercoaster.  When tragic things like the Boston Marathon bombing happen, it makes me feel physically ill.  I have been weak and shaky for days.  But as I see behind the scene stories of the compassion and heroics of ordinary people, it begins to strengthen me. 

Eating for the Chakras

I have been doing an experiment for the last several months that has been very interesting.  I eat foods that correlate with the chakra color that I am focusing on for that week.  It isn't difficult to do as you can see from the colorful fruits in this picture.  There are also many colorful vegetables that go along with this.  It is an interesting way to plan my grocery list and menu! 

What if...

“What if our religion was each other,
If our practice was our life,
if prayer our words?
What if the temple was the Earth,
if forests were our church,
if holy waters—the rivers, lakes, and oceans.
What if meditation was our relationships,
if the teacher was life,
if wisdom was self-knowledge,
if love was the center of our being.”

—	Ganga White

Life

“We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment.”

—	Paulo Coelho

Inner Strength

“When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways—

either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits,

or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.”

Dalai Lama XIV

Joy

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,

but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”

—	Thich Nhat Hanh

Miracles

"There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.

The other is as though everything is a miracle." (Einstein)

We spend so much of our time worrying about what might happen.

How much better could our day be if we spent that time looking for the miracles around us?

 



Canadian Tex Mex Snowman

Yesterday it snowed on Prince Edward Island, Canada.  My two youngest nephews along with a neighbor girl built a snowman and gave him a little Tex Mex flavor. I love how they incorporate the things from home in Texas with things in Canada. 

Taking Care of All of You

Are you taking care of all of you?  I am eating for the chakras by focusing on foods of the correlating color for each chakra level for several days at a time.  It is very interesting to notice the effect of focusing on each level. 

Home Practice

Don't get discouraged if you have distractions when you try to do a home yoga practice.  This funny picture is a good portrayal of what happens at my house.  My cats think if I'm in the floor I should be playing with them. 

“There are times when it will go so wrong that you will barely be alive, and times when you realize that being barely alive, on your own terms, is better than living a bloated half-life on someone else’s terms”

—	Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? Surrender into child's pose....literally.

Be Still & Listen

"A golden light is in our midst. It burns as peace, as hope, as love, as God. Feel its healing presence pass through you. Send it to another with a kind & loving thought. Know this: As it heals the inside, so can it heal the outside--for the world is but a reflection of what lies within." (S Myrvang)

The only way we find that healing presence is to allow ourselves time to be still and listen.  Give yourself just 5 minutes.  It can make all the difference. 

Spinal Twist

Wring yourself out....like water out of a rag.  And when you think you've got it all...twist in the opposite direction and wring a little more out.

Simple & Quiet

I have been reading Ranier Maria Rilke and these thoughts have inspired me:
"I wanted only to advise you to progress quietly and seriously in your evolvement.  You could greatly interfere with that process if you look outward and expect to obtain answers from the outside--answers which only your innermost feeling in your quietest hour can perhaps give you." 
"If you will stay close to nature, to its simplicity, to the small things hardly noticeable, those things can unexpectedly become great and immeasureable.  If you will love what seems to be insignificant and will in an unassuming manner, as a servant, seek to win the confidence of what seems poor, then everything will become easier, more harmonious, and somehow more conciliatory, not for your intellect--that will most likely remain behind, astonished--but for your innermost consciousness, your awakeness, and your inner knowing."
---from Letters to a Young Poet

Flyknit Racers

I walk everyday. Everyday.  For the past 9 years I have faithfully walked everyday.  I can wear a pair of shoes out quickly.  You would think I would get new shoes often, but I don't because I am very picky about my walking shoes.  After much research I ended up ordering the new Flyknit Racers from Nike.  I like them alot!  I highly recommend them.  I also highly recommend walking everyday.  It will change your life. 

Soul Sisters

My friend, Holli & I are embarking on an adventure.  We will be retailing the items the two of us use on a regular basis. Since our clients ask about these items so often we want to provide this service to them.  We are in the process of gathering all our favorite things so you can help yourself relax a little more!  See you soon at Soul Sisters! 

Restorative Yoga Restarts Aug 24

Join us for Restorative Yoga

At Intensive Dance Co.

Wednesdays 7:30 to 8:30pm

Fridays 12:00 to 1:00pm

$10 per class, bring a yoga mat & blanket

Your Body Speaks Your Mind

In my studies since my heart problem, I have realized that every physical problem has an emotional basis. The best resources for tracing this are: Your Body Speaks Your Mind by Deb Shapiro & Heal Your Body by Louise Hay. These are books I constantly refer to on a daily basis for myself or family members. Also begin to pay close attention to your dreams, because your body will tell you what it needs you to do. Great resource for dream interpretation is: The Dreamer’s Dictionary for the 21st Century by Kelly Sullivan Walden. The other book that really opened my eyes to the connection of what was going on to my daily life was Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss.