My aunt passed away recently after a very long and painful illness. I am filled with a lot of emotions. Sadness. Grief. Relief. But I know that I am not experiencing the same level of emotions that my mom (her sister), my uncle (her husband), or my cousin (her only daughter) are experiencing. I’m also realizing […]
Personal (yogini)
Letting go of expectations
I have been feeling various levels of disappointment lately. Disappointment in people’s actions. Both people I know personally and people I don’t know but observe from a distance. Disappointment in not getting an outcome I want. Disappointment in how higher-ups are handling everything going on, between the pandemic and what the school year will potentially […]
Faith or fear? Which will you choose?
“Faith and fear require us to believe in something we can’t see. Choose wisely.” This is a quote I recently stumbled upon and it really resonated with me. And was exactly what I needed to hear. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I have been really focusing on my mindset and the background chatter […]
Wherever you go, there you are
During this time of COVID and quarantine, I have had more time to be with my thoughts. I do a guided meditation every day (using the Calm app — love it!) and try to be intentional about being quiet. But that doesn’t always happen. There is A LOT of chatter going on upstairs. And it’s […]
Don’t wait until Monday
I have a confession to make. I have seriously gotten out of my workout routine. The last time I did any kind of strength training was a month ago. To the date. I was trying to listen to my body and feel what it wanted. And it wanted to just walk. And that’s OK. I […]
Distance Learning Reflections
I just wrapped up my 16th year of teaching. I can’t believe it has been that long. This was definitely a unique year. If you had told me that this was the way we were going to end our school year a year ago, I would have stared at you in disbelief. Nobody saw this […]
Don’t forget about self care
Like so many people, the reality of our world has me down a bit. Quite a bit. I’m reading, listening, educating myself, collecting resources, going down the rabbit hole of Netflix documentaries, docuseries, YouTube videos, interviews, lectures, etc. It’s A LOT. And it’s all incredibly heartbreaking. A lot of emotions come up. A lot of […]
Just keep your foot on the gas
I’m an introvert. I don’t like crowds. The only time I force myself to be in large crowds are at the beginning of races when I’m with the other gazillion people in my wave. But I try to avoid them as much as possible. Just being crammed on an elevator or the metro gives me […]
YOU ARE ALIVE. And because you are alive, you have feelings and emotions…
Things are crazy in our world right now. I know you know what I mean. I don’t even need to try to explain it. I read the news to stay informed and on top of things. To educate myself. To not turn a blind eye to the realities of our world today. Because they are […]
We are not in the same boat
It’s been a while since I’ve written. There’s a reason why, I’m sure. I just can’t quite place my finger on it. Maybe you could call it a funk. A state of transition. A grieving of the life and routine I used to know. For a while I thought if I posted weekly workouts that […]