The Show Goes On
Today marks the 30-Day anniversary of my diagnosis. In 30 days, I have gone from finding out I have breast cancer, to having a double mastectomy, to recovering at home. What a whirlwind. The timing (as always) has been perfect. Just before my surgery, I got to walk with loved ones in the Susan G. […]
Here We Go
“The wound is where the light enters” ~Rumi I’m heading into surgery this morning. And you’re going in with me. I am blessed to live in a life that is full of people who love and support me, and I take that with me today. Going in with my whole heart. Trying to be present […]
My Teacher
Week three since my diagnosis, and I feel like I’m on a train moving at warp speed. There are so many decisions to make, so much uncertainty, and I just want to DO THIS like I do everything else. I want to check it off, close the book and move on. I have a feeling […]
From Diagnosis to Survivor
Week two… It has only been one week since I learned I have breast cancer. And it’s been a lifetime. Immediately following the dreaded doctors visit, I jumped on a plane with my middle son Bode, and we headed off to Fort Worth Texas for the NCAA Gymnastics National Championships. We spent time surrounded […]
The Soft Edge of the Hard Place
I don’t think I have taught a class in the last six months where I haven’t said “find the soft edge of the hard place”. Get into a challenging yoga pose, breathe, and find calm inside of shaking legs. Peace inside of doubt. Ease inside of fear. I am now being handed an invitation to […]
Do Nothing…
“Among the great things which are found among us, the existence of Nothing is the greatest.” ~Leonardo DaVinci Everywhere I turn lately, I run into Nothing. And because I keep running into it, I believe it’s a lesson that life is trying to teach me. Do Nothing. Come from Nothing. Get empty to get full. […]
Today…Choose.
Today…Choose. In preparation for reading this blog post, I’d like to ask you to think of something in your life that requires you making a choice. Maybe something you’ve been struggling with. Got it? OK. Hold that thought. I’m coming into a brand-new realization about the power I have to choose what I want […]
Sometimes No Means Yes
I can’t think of one single time in my life, truly, in 51 years where I stood up to another person. Really stood my ground, without falling back into my act…the pleaser, the agreeable one, the nice one, the good girl. This weekend, I stood up to 100 people, ALL BY MYSELF, and today I am […]
How Do You Define Yourself?
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.”~Martha Graham I just had the […]
Fat is Not a Feeling
I’m so over ‘fat talk’. I work in the fitness industry, and for 30+ years, I have been listening to women berate themselves for what they perceive to be too much fat. Seriously. It doesn’t matter if she is a size 18 or a size 2. It’s the norm for a woman to […]