Practicing when you're down....

is hard to do!  I'm feeling particularly raw and anxious as of late and it's been really tough to get on the mat or my meditation cushion.  It's funny, we always talk about how we tend to avoid the things we know will help when we're going through something not so fun...and I'm totally sticking to that pattern right now.  I know I'll feel better if I move and breathe....but I just can't.  Not right now.  And I'm going to forgive myself, and be gentle with myself, and eat some Moroccan Lentil Stew and curl up under a blanket before heading off to work.  And maybe, just maybe, I'll be ready in a few hours to do what I know will make me feel better:)

At the beginning....

I've been wanting to start a blog for awhile now to keep a record of my studies, practice, things that move me, but I've been nervous about writing for others to read.  I've had a few blogs in the past but never told anyone about them for fear my writing would be critiqued.  I'm learning not to care so much about that!  So I'm starting this blog in an attempt to work on the practice of not being attached to the results of anything.  No one may ever read this....fine.  A million people may end up stumbling upon this....fine.  I may hate this process and want to quit....I won't!  It's on!

I feel like I'm in a very auspicious period in my life right now.  The seeds that I planted a few years ago, the seeds that I watered and cared for and remained patient as they remained underground....the greens are starting to poke thru the ground....I am growing. 

So before I settle in to start to read the Bhagavad Gita before bed....what am I grateful for today?
I am grateful for my golden yogis.  I am grateful for kale chips, my cats soft paws, a slow day to cook and nap and meditate, warm rain, and music.