Go where you can keep your heart open

Go where you can keep your heart open

I am playing with my heart a lot. I’m practicing keeping my heart open, and open even more, as I’m also practicing learning when it’s time to shut it down a bit, to turn it more inward and to turn me more inward. I’m noticing what opens me up and what shuts me down....
May your day be full of light and love

May your day be full of light and love

I have a dearest with whom I text every morning. (One of the many texts I send every morning, and one of the few who texts me back.) Our texts go something like this: “May your day be full of light and love and joy and ease and wonder and beauty and all you want and...
I’m easing down my barriers

I’m easing down my barriers

I have a yoga pal. Let’s call him Jimmy. He’s there in his spot (as I am in mine) every Saturday morning. His welcome hugs have always been amazing, as has the way his face lights up when we see each other. Especially since I was sick and am now better. I don’t know...
Love yourself enough to trust what you know

Love yourself enough to trust what you know

I don’t remember where I heard this. I think it was from one of my dearests. Either way, it’s worth hearing, knowing, repeating, and living by. At least to me. Hopefully to you. I do believe there is a dearth of self-love and self-compassion in this world. I do know...
Stopping traffic for a hug

Stopping traffic for a hug

I was heading to my yoga class the other morning, and, as always, I shouted hello to Ully, the local school crossing guard. There were cars approaching the intersection but no school kids, but nonetheless, Ully stepped into the intersection to stop traffic… …to give...