A Simple Girl Visiting Another World

I am a simple girl. I am not big on accessories. I don’t take a lot of time to primp most mornings and more often than not you’ll find me in yoga pants, T-shirt, and a sports bra. This isn’t an excuse as much as an explanation. As a personal trainer and yoga teacher, there…

The Nature of Things

Saturday, I was a spectator at a 12-hour running event and when you have that amount of relative down time you have an opportunity to think. There is something alchemical about sitting outside in the grass, under a tree, within full view of the sun for hours. As the miles added up for each of…

Our Last Day

It’s Thursday morning, 7:06 am specifically, and I have been mostly awake for hours. I feel an impending decision hanging over my head and heart and it threatens to break them both. My best buddy’s health is deteriorating and it’s becoming clear that all that’s left isn’t really a choice at all. It’s my last…

Remember Who You Are

I woke up several mornings last week out of sorts. I have been feeling off for a few weeks and add to that my most recent bout of sleeplessness and life started to hit a rather rough patch. With the insomnia, challenging work, too much work, too much stress, and not enough of me to…

You Think Your Job is Bad?

Saturday morning as I was climbing out of my car at the park I distinctly heard the sound of a helicopter. At first, I couldn’t quite find it in the sky but then located it as it made its way close to a power line along the path. There was some sort of bungee cord…

Ninety-nine what?

Sunday I was out for a long run and after you get into the double digits in mileage life gets interesting. And your brain gets a little goofy. You start conversations and then minutes, or hours, later realize you never finished them. Or you get going on an idea and can’t remember what prompted it….