Posted in death, health, Life, tagged postaday2011 on August 31, 2011 | 4 Comments »
My mother is a breast cancer survivor. Even prior to her diagnosis and healing, I was constantly on my soapbox about how mammograms should be provided to young women. Because of my strong family history, my insurance covers regular mammograms starting at 35. Recently I got a prescription from my doctor and off I went [...]
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Posted in creative process, creativity, determination, imagination, tagged postaday2011 on August 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Our thoughts are forming the world.” ~ Yogi tea bag Our inner confidence and conviction is more important than we realize. If we see a situation that we want to improve, we do actually have the ability to create the change we wish to see. Our thoughts form companies and organizations; they build programs, products, [...]
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Posted in health, wellness, tagged postaday2011 on August 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“Your identity is not equivalent to your biography. There is a place in you where you have never been wounded, where there’s a seamlessness in you, and where there is a confidence and tranquility.” ~ John O’Donohue via Daily Good Healing is seen as a miracle, in stark contrast to the events that cause a [...]
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Posted in weather, tagged postaday2011 on August 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Phineas and I hunkered down in our apartment in New York to ride out Hurricane Irene. We were not asked to evacuate (though if we had been, we certainly would have complied). We stocked up on water and food, filled pots, pans, and bowls with water in case our plumbing went out. We stayed away [...]
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Posted in creative process, creativity, yoga, tagged postaday2011 on August 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Despite the rainy weather over the weekend, I was able to focus a lot of my creative energies toward Compass Yoga. The site has been updated and the service and product ideas are flowing! The Board and I have been talking through some new ideas to spread our efforts to a wider audience. Here’s a [...]
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Posted in apple, inspiration, technology, tagged postaday2011 on August 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
There are plenty of people out there playing pundit about the fate of Apple now that Steve Jobs has stepped down. When I heard about his resignation, I at first felt a real sadness and then my attention quickly turned to gratitude for what he gave to all of us. While Apple and its team [...]
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Posted in celebration, change, grateful, gratitude, growth, yoga, tagged postaday2011 on August 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“You can channel your pain into helping others and spread a tide of curative energy throughout the world.” ~ Daily Good I wrote earlier this week about the desire to be grateful for my hardships, to become so thankful for them that I would never think of trading them for any different history. Shortly after [...]
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Posted in books, feelings, film, happiness, medical, medicine, tagged postaday2011 on August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been a fan of Dan Gilbert since I read his book Stumbling on Happiness about 5 years ago. Kelly, a dear friend and one of my housemates in graduate school at Darden, suggested it to me after it was assigned in one of her leadership classes. I’ve always been fascinated by happiness, primarily because [...]
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Posted in 1, tagged postaday2011 on August 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“In Buddhism, there’s a really beautiful sentiment about strife: The souls that love us the most are the ones who are our greatest adversaries in life.” ~ Brian Can we be grateful for really difficult circumstances? And I don’t mean being able to articulate sayings like “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” or “every [...]
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Posted in nonprofit, yoga, tagged postaday2011 on August 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last Monday, Compass Yoga held its first Board of Directors meeting. I had been anticipating that moment, dreaming about it, for many months now. I am beyond lucky and exceedingly grateful to these talented people who have made the decision to walk this path with me and build something truly extraordinary. I could go on [...]
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