“We‘re all just walking each other home.” ~ Ram Dass I read this quote from Ram Dass and it stopped me in my tracks. It reminded me that we are here to be of service to one another. All we’re ever really trying to do is make life a little bit easier, a little happier [...]
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Leap: What We’re All Really Doing Here
Posted in choices, decision-making, travel, work on January 8, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Beginning: Getting Reacquainted with Tanzania, a Place That Still Feels Like Home
Posted in adventure, Africa, home, travel, tagged postaday2011 on October 30, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Today I’m very excited to share a guest post from Nikita Raja. We “met”via this blog over two years ago and since then have kept up a regular correspondence. She’s one of the members of this blog’s community who is constantly encouraging me to continue to share my experience as a way of helping others. [...]
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This week I had to make the tough decision to let go of the idea of submitting to speak for a second time at SXSW. I had an incredible experience in March speaking about the topic of yoga and creative focusand teaching yoga to SXSW conference participants. The people at SXSW are inspiring and generous. [...]
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Beginning: Making Lemonade and Reconfiguring My Fall
Posted in moving, New York City, travel, yoga, tagged postaday2011 on May 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The social summer is just about to begin this weekend, and already I was planning my Fall. An apartment lost I have been considering a move to a new apartment after my lease expires in September. I found one with my current management company and put in an application a few weeks ago. A completely [...]
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Beginning: Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan
Posted in adventure, books, inspiration, intelligence, karma, learning, travel, women, tagged postaday2011 on May 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“The only way to pass any test is to take the test. It is inevitable.” ~ Elder Regal Black Swan, leader of “the Real People” My friend, Pam, was a private yoga client of mine. For her Christmas present she wanted more yoga in her life and her lovely mom graciously made that possible. Pam [...]
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Beginning: The Physics of the Quest
Posted in books, learning, travel, tagged postaday2011 on April 20, 2011 | 8 Comments »
“I’ve come to believe that there exists in the universe something I call ‘The Physics of The Quest’ — a force of nature governed by laws as real as the laws of gravity or momentum. And the rule of Quest Physics maybe goes like this: ‘If you are brave enough to leave behind everything familiar [...]
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Beginning: Variety Abounds in Austin at SXSW
Posted in creativity, SXSW, travel on March 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I just finished sorting through all of my SXSW Festival materials. I’m bowled over by the amount of talent, insights, and excitement that’s available in the Interactive and Film portions of the Festival. Thank goodness I arrived a day early to get myself together! Already Austin in proving to be an incredibly hospitable city. I [...]
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Beginning: There’s So Much to Learn During Times of Transition on the Yoga Mat and in the World
Posted in change, travel, yoga, tagged postaday2011 on February 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“The way you arrive somewhere affects your experience once you’re there.” ~ Jason Crandell How we arrive in a destination, the physical act of how we get to that first step at our destination is often an experience we barely consider. We’re rushing out the plane, train, car, or subway in effort to get somewhere, [...]
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Step 344: Finding, Losing, and Finding Again
Posted in adventure, failure, journey, travel on December 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“Balance is not something you achieve and hold on to. It’s more ephemeral; it’s a string of temporary successes, held momentarily, lost, and then discovered again…it’s not permanent. When you lose it, you just have to have faith that you’ll come back to it.” ~ Carmel Wroth, Associate Editor for Yoga Journal “Peace is a [...]
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Step 242: Philadelphia Stories
Posted in dreams, good fortune, journey, travel on August 30, 2010 | 5 Comments »
This weekend, my traveling pal, Dan, and I went to Philadelphia. We stayed with Dan’s friends, Jeremy and Reese, who could not have been more gracious hosts. They also have a bulldog, Dolly – an added bonus. Jeremy took us on a tour of the neighborhood around Penn, my alma mater, and we went through [...]
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