YOGAGIRL: As a mantra of fact.......

November 2008



Food for thought....

Thursday, 27 November 2008 11:31 A GMT-08
I read this on Warrior Of the Light this morning, and it's just percolating around my head and resonating with me immensely on this beautiful wonderous Thanksgiving Day......it's the last sentence that just "sticks".  

Foxy boxing....

Wednesday, 26 November 2008 7:48 P GMT-08
A best friend from high school recently moved home to Oregon. A lover of boxing, I invited her to the gym after my fit coaching shift today to "hit the bag" a bit. We've got a HUGE heavy hanging bag in our "leg locker&quo

Open closet...remove skeleton.

Monday, 24 November 2008 2:59 P GMT-08
It happened on or around the "intermezzo"at Saturday night's wine dinner. Surrounded by candlelight, scrumptious food, and old vintage pinots from the vineyard's library, I was having a blast engaging in playful conversation with my

Storytelling....

Saturday, 22 November 2008 3:05 P GMT-08
One of the themes of my retreat last weekend was "Stop Telling Your Story".  Not those wonderful yarns you can spin about childhood or momumental events in your past that provide the makeup of who you are..but those stories you use as

Water workshop....

Friday, 21 November 2008 10:24 A GMT-08
I'm on my way to Portland this afternoon for a water worshop at the Providence Hospital therapy pool. The focus is on movement analysis of the shoulder joint, stretch, and relaxation. Apparently their pool is a warm 92 degrees so the pr

Recovery.....

Thursday, 20 November 2008 7:31 A GMT-08
In former days, living on emotional auto-pilot, this sort of thing would never have made me CRY.......like it did yesterday. I suppose being cracked open is a good thing. Thankfully after Monday, a day when my body could no longer fight and put

The invitation....

Wednesday, 19 November 2008 5:07 A GMT-08
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a livingI want to know what you ache forAnd if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.It doesn’t interest me how old you are.I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool, for

Invocation...

Tuesday, 18 November 2008 10:39 A GMT-08
"Keep it bright, keep in light, keep it simple". ~Jody

Cracked open....

Monday, 17 November 2008 2:08 P GMT-08
Today....I am bleeding. Hemorraging in fact. Rivers of sanguine defenses, walls I've used over the years to shield myself. Protection. Safety. Yet deep inside..still..the faintest of heartbeats...almost barely discernable. But still her

Preparations....

Wednesday, 12 November 2008 7:20 P GMT-08
I leave for a roadtrip to Orcas Island in the morning. Luckily I've got a little extra time to get things in order because for some weird reason this "cold" bug that I've picked up has settled in my throat. Right smack dab in my voi

False start....

Monday, 10 November 2008 10:04 A GMT-08
I managed to peel myself out of bed this morning for work, despite having a sore throat and the brewings of a nasty head cold. Armed with overdoses of Emergen-C packs and hot tea with lemon and honey I got to the gym only to find I had no fit ap

Test predictions...

Saturday, 8 November 2008 5:14 P GMT-08
I hate to jinx myself but I "feel" that I passed the personal trainer exam today. Won't know the results for 4-6 weeks so in the meantime I'm vowing NOT to stress about it. The ever-perfectionist where exam taking is concerned...I k

Last minute preparations...

Friday, 7 November 2008 12:59 P GMT-08
Tomorrow I sit for the ACE personal trainer exam. I have to be down in Eugene Oregon by 8am ..that's a good 2 hours drive from where I live. Ugh. Tomorrow is going to be an early morning. Problem is they give you *3* hours to go through 150 multi

To quote Celine Dion....

Wednesday, 5 November 2008 1:06 P GMT-08
"Let the rain come down and wash away my tears, let it fill my soul and drown my fears.  Let it shatter the walls for a new sun, a new day has come."Thank you President-elect Barack Obama for restoring my FAITH in the goodness and

The Turn....

Monday, 3 November 2008 2:29 P GMT-08
Autumn out in the Oregon wine vineyards is a feast for the eyes....and after having spent 14 years in Houston where the leaves turn brown and fall off in February I'm amazed every single day at the colors surrounding us. (Check out the view