Sweet.Tea.
Stuck between twenty-something
going on Thirty-something
and trying to find out
how to make this rut work its way out
I am a southern girl
moved to a northern world
and here I am
Portland Maine
with a BFA from UNC
to RN school at UNE
creating my life dream of being a yoga teacher through constant practice and extreme gratitude
This is me making it
worth it
throwing it out there....
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I used to think that if you put the Dalai Lama behind the wheel of a car in rush hour traffic, he too would lose his calm and peaceful demeanor. But then it dawned on me that traffic isn’t the cause of our suffering, impatience is.Buddhist boot camp
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“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.”—Dalai Lama -
90% of suffering is caused by our reactingIt can be a journeyit can be a fightpractice not reacting… practice responding -
Speaking to a freind earlier this week,… she began an argument that was based on her fears.. judging someone on fears doesn’t fly so well in my book, and it becomes harder and harder to have those type of people in my life… so I found some fun words o wisdom on the inter web
You are like an onion. You are born this perfect, luminous being of pure love. This is your core. As you grow, things happen in your life—pain comes. Little things, big things. Someone picks on you in kindergarten. Your mom gets upset because you broke something. You get lost at the supermarket and for a moment, you’re all alone. You fall in love and get your heart broken. Parents divorce. A person you love gets sick. A person you love dies.
So you layer your core with a thin layer of protection. Ways to shield yourself from life’s uncertainties. Just a thin layer. And then another. And another. Suddenly, you are an onion! Layers and layers covering your core. And it might feel as if these layers are protecting you, but they are in fact keeping you away from who you really are.
You don’t need fear to protect you from life! You need love. You need light. You need what’s at your very core. We all have our stories, and comforting as they may be, it’s time to let go. If you want to live life to it’s fullest potential, you have to! Start peeling those layers off, one by one. Write a list of the 10 things that scare you the most. Begin taking active steps to overcome them. Make 2013 a fearless year! Don’t move where fear wants you to move. Move with love. With light. Close your eyes and look within.
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/12/be-fearless-2013/
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- Shanti Mudra for Peace. We might see the word “peace” on multiple holiday cards, but how often do we take a moment to really connect to that wish? Practice this moving mudra and make it your wish for peace during the season of light.
- Close your eyes and place your hands on your navel, taking 5 deep breaths.
- Keep your eyes closed, and move your hands to your heart center for 5 breaths.
- Bring the palms together at the third eye (spot between the brows), applying gentle pressure for 5 breaths.
- Take the arms overhead, palms together, and open your eyes as you look up to your hands for 5 breaths.
- Repeat this sequence 3-5 times. Increase the number of breaths, if you like.
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“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love.
When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance.
We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections.
If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.”― John Lennon
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Photo reblogged from An imperfect yogini on her own journey!
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Quote reblogged from An imperfect yogini on her own journey!You cannot do yoga. Yoga is your natural state. What you can do are yoga exercises, which may reveal to you where you are resisting your natural state.Sharon Gannon (via yogachocolatelove)
(Source: yogachocolatelove)
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Photo reblogged from as long as it's you
