Friday, January 4, 2013

A Second Try

My unplugging assistants: Light on Life by B.K.S. Iyengar, Relax and Renew by Judith Lasater, Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation by Larry Rosenberg (all recommended by one of my incredible yoga instructors), the perfect tea mug, my favorite journalmy very loved yoga mat, colorful pens and a fleece blanket
After a 4 year hiatus, I've decided to try and revitalize my blog. I'm not going to try and backdate through the past 4 years, I'll say compared to 2008, I'm a pretty different person in many ways and still the same ole me in many others. Something about the word resolution really rubs me the wrong way, so I'll just say that I've set a couple goals for 2013. Blogging is not one of the those goals, but I think it might be an effect of another. On New Years Eve, I "unplugged" for 24 hours: turned off my phone, computers and internet. I spent my time reading, practicing yoga, and journaling. I have set a goal to unplug once a month, and meditate daily. I may choose to blog about it, or I may not. This is all part of an overarching goal I set about 9 months ago. Working in an environment nothing short of chaotic, and losing myself in the madness, I yearned for a sense of balance. Since then I have worked to find this sense of balance and inner peace. Over the summer I primarily sought professional and physical balance, I now extend this endeavor to include an emotional and spiritual balance. Many of my friends are a part of this journey without even knowing it, and to them, I am eternally grateful. But I am more grateful for the roles my family and friends have played in steering me to a place of reflection, hope and curiosity. Here goes!

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