We’ve all observed them: the exuberant embraces between two people at the airport baggage claim that tell a story of long separation and aching hearts soothed. I love watching them happen while traveling, but often I’m too involved with my own search for my suitcases or worrying about finding the car in the airport parking lot, that I miss out …
Top 100 List (Part 2)
Thank you to all who commented on my last post with ways you pamper yourself which included (I’m adding these to the list started in my previous post): 9. Get a manicure 10. Go for a walk 11. Meditate 12. Go kayaking I had the first three already on my list, but I can’t kayak close to my home here …
Who Are You Really?
I often struggle with trying to fit in and making everyone else happy. I’m a people pleaser and it has taken me years to figure out my light is brightest when I am just being me rather than who I think people want me to be. I love finding new blogs to follow and The Happiness Bank in Australia (don’t you …
Be Aware. Be Kind. Breathe Deep.
I supplement my regular yoga practice with at least one hot yoga class a week, just to mess with my mind and to get out of my comfort zone. This morning’s class seemed exceptionally hot. I had taken a few weeks off because of vacation, so it was even harder to acclimate to the heat. Our instructor took us through …
Take the Plunge
I realized the other day that my way of getting into a pool for the first swim of the day mirrored the way I do other things in my life. It takes me FOREVER to get up the nerve to “take the plunge” and I wondered what else I was putting off, drawing out and taking WAY too long to …