Tag: Choices
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What can I give?
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What makes you feel safe?
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Start each day with an offering.
I just returned from a trip to Bali, Indonesia. It was my second time visiting Bali, the last time back in 2007. I went again because my good friends were vacationing there for Chinese New Year. They live in Beijing and I don’t get to see them often enough. I had four days to myself…
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Light Your Light
It’s almost the end of January, but in my neighborhood a lot of people still have their holiday decorations up. I’ve seen homes with wreathes on their doors and swags still wrapped around front porch railings. There are lights hanging from roofs and paper snowflakes taped to windows. At my own home, I’ve refused to…
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Leap!
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The Power of “No”
A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips. I’ve always hated this saying. It’s absolutely no fun especially for a girl who doesn’t like to say “no”. I say yes to dessert, shoes, wine, whatever. I don’t like to deprive myself. As soon as I do, I’m very sad about it. My dad…
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Finding the Perfect in the Imperfect
This morning I went to yoga class. I was really excited to go. One of my favorite teachers was scheduled and I hadn’t been able to attend one of her classes for many months. I was looking forward to her joy, her loving approach, and to whatever words of wisdom she would share that would…
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Why Can’t We Celebrate Another’s Success?
I was saddened to see the news today about Lance Armstrong. You can read about it on his page and here. I haven’t been a follower of cycling or Lance’s career. I am however a fan of seeing people succeed. It moves me deeply to see someone achieve their dreams and for them to also…
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Making a Change
I recently took a tennis lesson. I’ve played tennis for about twenty-eight years. I know how to play tennis but I’m always looking for ways to improve things and I’ve got a pretty inconsistent forehand. I had a great instructor. He asked me a few questions about my ability and tennis history and then he…
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Laughing in the Face of Fear
Sometimes we make a change in our life that is needed but we feel unsure. You want the change and are excited to have it, but there’s a little piece of you that is fearful and uncertain. Unfortunately that little piece can be very loud. Perhaps your whole life you were an engineer. Every day…