Thankful Thursday: Inflexible Yogini

I like things to go a certain way when I teach a class, most especially yoga. I have an intention for how I like it to all unfold. I have a preference as you can imagine. But when you’re teaching with other humans nothing ever goes the way I plan — the way I hoped….

Thankful Thursday: Glory Days

The Boss. Bruce. The E Street Band. Tuesday night I experienced Bruce Springsteen live in concert. It’s something that I have heard spoken about in reverence for nearly 2 decades. My husband and some of his childhood/college buddies are dedicated disciples of The Boss. And apparently if you are serious enough about Bruce by extension…

Thankful Thursday: Good Samaritan

This week I had to go to a meeting at school. I expected it to be short and sweet. It wasn’t. While I was in the meeting my youngest and her friend asked to stay in the car and talk. After 45 minutes the texts began to roll in from my daughter wanting to know…

Thankful Thursday: Stray Love

Last week we few into Nashville around midnight. We patiently waited for my daughter and her boyfriend to come pick us up because even at that hour they found it difficult to show up on time because they were recording music. On our way home they saw a small dog on the side of the…

Thankful Thursday: Let Go of the Guilt

  “I have a lot to be thankful for.” I have heard this statement spoken wistfully by more than one person in the last couple of weeks. It wasn’t until I heard the second person say it more than once in a conversation that I realized I was actually hearing guilt. The juxtaposition was uncanny…

Thankful Thursday: Perspective

Turn on the television, the radio or scroll through social media and you will hear and see a deluge of negativity. It’s everywhere. If you let it, it will begin to invade your home and your psyche. After a while you can begin to feel like there is nothing good in the world. Sometimes you…