I pulled out of Marika’s driveway on Wednesday morning, August 1 and arrived at Country Hills RV Park, my overnight destination in Beaumont, California seven hours later. It was a long day but relatively easy driving across the desert. I met up with my friend Kathi who lives near Beaumont and we enjoyed some delicious Thai food and catch-up...
Read MoreHow Yoga Works: A Personal Story
I am driving today. headed west and north until I reach the Pacific Ocean and the central California coastal town of Morro Bay. Here’s a reprint of an article that is as true today as when I first wrote it. We all have bad days. You know, when everybody bugs you, when nothing anyone does is good enough, when you wish you could run away for a...
Read MoreReady to Break the Rules
A week from today I will be pulling out in my 24 foot Class C motor home, headed west to explore and create the next chapter of my life. You’d think that this would be easy. I have no children, no spouse, no mortgage, no employer, no ill and elderly parent that I need to care for. There is nothing to hold me back, tie me down, nothing to keep me...
Read MoreLetting Go and Saying Yes
There is a space between letting go and saying yes to the next thing, between one rung on the monkey bar and the next. Often that space feels unsure, emotional, maybe even terrifying. If we breathe through it, really lean into it, yes awaits us on the other side. I feel like I’ve been treading water. In the big ocean of relocating, I’ve been in a holding...
Read MoreFloating as Meditation
According to Wikipedia, “meditation is a practice in which an individual trains his or her mind or induces a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit. Meditation is generally an inwardly oriented, personal practice, which individuals do by themselves. Meditation may involve invoking or cultivating a feeling or internal state, such as compassion,...
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