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Ommm Balance: Rooting to Find your Center
Originally posted on Nourishing Storm’s monthly theme blog. See what these wonderful peeps are up to this month by clicking here. I love that feeling when I own my power in a yoga pose. When I am in it and … Continue reading
And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung . . .
I’ve always just kind of hoped I’d find this one great truth about myself that, once discovered, would open me to understanding my purpose. The more I dug for it, the deeper it hid. I’ve searched for meaning in books, … Continue reading
Ain’t no time to hate . . .
I guess I didn’t really know what to expect when I went to testify against the people who robbed me. I thought maybe I’d be intimidated by their stares. Maybe they would threaten me in some way. Or maybe I’d … Continue reading
Nothing’s gonna change my world . . .
I was robbed. On my birthday which I share with my grandfather as I knelt on his grave, my purse was stolen from my car. I tried to chase them in my clogs and the rain but they were gone. … Continue reading
Just breathe . . .
Life is just so busy . . . I can barely hang on to a thought sometimes. I stop to catch my breath. Or actually feel my breath. Focusing all of my attention on its rhythm and finding that peace that … Continue reading
Beauty is in the eye . . .
The New Year has arrived and finds me, like every new year before, reflecting on my life. Will I ever be successful? Might this be the year I find success? What is success anyway? Is it money? Is it accolades? … Continue reading
A very very very fine house . . .
I still can’t quite wrap my head around losing the shore house. Pulling up to it now, I don’t know why, but I’m afraid. Looking at it, knowing it may not belong to my family, it breaks my heart. It … Continue reading
Oh the water . . .
It takes a certain quality to live by the water. A certain respect. Or it should. The waters lure us near. We start off with a cautious fascination, sensing its immense power and wanting to jump in. We move closer … Continue reading
Somewhere over the rainbow
Pulling into the development, I could see no real change. I half expected to find that Hurricane Sandy’s toll wasn’t as bad as I had thought it would be. But as we drove deeper into the lagoon community, reality settled in. House after house … Continue reading
Finding the time . . .
The season is changing, back to school. The relaxed unstructured pace of summer is replaced with buzzing alarm clocks and rushed mornings. Until I adjust my gait over here to get in stride with fall’s rhythm, it is almost impossible to set … Continue reading