This bouquet of sunflowers was so hard to bid farewell. There was just something romantic about them — even in this wilted and dehydrated state.
Angelic
This statue caught my eye. I’m not sure if she is meant to be an angel, pixie, or other but she sure is angelic.
Many Faces
When I came upon this card, I had to get it. Like many of the cards I buy, the card comes first; the occasion presents itself later. The look and feel of this particular card screamed my special guy’s name — from the display. I just had to find the perfect just-because timing.
It wasn’t until later that I thought of pulling together my own collection of faces: funny, charming, and beautiful.
Although there were many competing pictures, I tried to stick to photos picturing only one person without cropping. Due to this, many of the important faces in my life were not included. I kind of like how it turned out though.
the sh*t
Any amount of encouragement to keep moving is much appreciated. I might even bang knuckles with you if the particular words you use make me smile when I’m really hurting.
aerial yoga
I really love when parallels or connections are drawn from one thing to another. This is one of the reasons I was drawn to yoga in the first place.
At an aerial yoga session, the instructor roped me in right from the start. Instead of starting off the class by asking us to dedicate our practice to someone in need, she threw out the consideration of want vs. need. She started with the approaching holidays but quickly expanded to life in general. Do we find the wants of others competing with our own wants or needs? Do we find our own wants obscuring the things we actually need?
They were great questions — and they spoke right to me – even if I didn’t have clear answers for many of them. As we began to work, she often threw out thoughts for consideration which tied into the movements of our bodies. What causes us to contract – perhaps to the point where we restrict ourselves? Can we relax and open up a little?
The class quickly moved from a level of gentle stirring, to deep stretching of the mind and body. Then came the bolder movements and thoughts which required more trust and letting go.
The pose pictured here was towards the beginning of class, when my mind was still clear. By the end of class, my head swirled dizzily with a mix of wants and needs. I retreated to solid ground and let the room stop spinning. Then, I climbed back up into my sling, let it envelope me in cocoon-like fashion, and enjoyed savasana.