The power of Yoga.

My husband shared this video with me tonight.  Sometimes I take for granted how powerful yoga has been in my life.  Look how powerful it was for this man.  Truly amazing. Take the time each day to breath and connect with yourself.  I say  that in every class bc I need to remind myself. 

Letting Go...Literally

Well, I haven't written for a while.  Mostly bc we didn't have power for two weeks.  Not having power for two weeks was actually a blessing.  So many have lost their homes, memories and even loved ones bc of Sandy so just losing power...I'm blessed.  It was also a blessing bc their weren't any distractions.  The TV was finally off, the computers put away and it was just me and my family.  Camp outs by the fire (thank goodness for the fireplace) and long nights of talking about everything and anything.  It was almost as if my hubby and I were first dating again.  Talking about our dreams, and goals but this time it was different.  When I first met my husband I had a two seater very expensive sports car, I owned a home (by myself), and I had a very lucrative job.  We would travel whenever we wanted with no budget.  I then bought another home and completely renovated it.  The master bath had a vanity in it maybe more expensive than some people's cars.   Really?  I was so materialistic?  Then we bought a huge beach house together reasoning that we both owned homes and this was like owning both of our homes.  It was a mistake we know that now but I wouldn't change it.  I remember setting goals at work all the time.  One of them was when I turned 40 that I would be living on the beach in Mantaloking. 

Well, wasn't that all ridiculous.  This storm pretty much leveled everyone in some way. For me it was a wake up call in my life.  What was really important to me and what was I going to tolerate and what was I not going to tolerate in my life. What do I really need to survive and what is just nonsense. I did this once before in my life and it was refreshing. I don't want my children growing up setting goals of a super expensive house, I want their goals to be something life changing and meaningful.  So I am doing it again, a brand new start.  What are you going to do to make your life more meaningful?  Where will you begin again?