Glinda, the Good Witch, Was Right All Along

Dear Ones,

I'm back from a glorious two-week vacation, and I feel recharged and restored.

Now the question I have been asking myself is, "How do I hold on to what I found?"

How do I keep the feeling of space and wonder, and curiosity that I had while traveling to a place for the first time?

Near the end of our trip, my honey and I spoke about this very thing. With two weeks away from our time-consuming agendas, metered cadence of obligations, and attention-drawing minutia, we had unencumbered time and space to be with each other, to tend to our relationship, and to fall more deeply in love. As a result, I fell more deeply in love with my life and was in a perpetual state of gratitude and appreciation.

We committed to prioritizing time for each other, time for ourselves, and time for our practice.

I pique my curiosity through my practice and continually marvel at the human body and the integration of mind, body, and breath.

As Patanjali writes in the Yoga Sutras 1.14: "Practice, for a long time, without interruption" is the key that is needed to achieve "yoga," or a state of union.

I committed to managing my obligations so as not to rob myself of "me time." The commitment to doing my practice is first and foremost to show up every day for myself and my loved ones.

I KNEW THIS. And yet, as a mother and a caregiver, I often put my needs on hold. I let myself be distracted and dissuaded.

In a funny way, I had to step so far out of what had become my daily routine to rediscover the ritual of my practice.

I went across the ocean to find what I needed here at home.

A re-commitment to me.

I guess that Glinda was right.

Nobody could have thought of it for me, told me, or felt it in their heart.

I had to find it out for myself.

In your life, what have you discovered was always waiting for you? What was right there in your own backyard?

Join me this week for practices that will help you commit to YOU!

With so much love and gratitude,

Kari