AA

JUST A NUMBER

I turn 40 in a couple of weeks & to celebrate am traveling to Spain at the end of June. I’m not one of those people who dislikes getting older. I found sobriety at 31 & ever since then, my life gets better & better. I was a pretty unhappy lady in my 20’s (whichContinue reading “JUST A NUMBER”

DIFFERENCES OF OPINION

It has become evident that a reduced yoga class load (center where I teach has been closed for 3 weeks) has renewed my own yoga practice. I’ve been doing yoga on my own (with help of the internet) almost every day. I’ve found some particularly challenging sequences that have led me to see inversions differentlyContinue reading “DIFFERENCES OF OPINION”

GRACE OR GRIND

Little guy & I took a quick road trip to the ocean a couple of weeks ago. I had been planning on hitting the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport later during our June trip, but I got crazy cabin fever suddenly so we just took off. I grabbed toothbrushes & pajamas for him just inContinue reading “GRACE OR GRIND”

I AM ENOUGH, I HAVE ENOUGH

I had forgotten last post to write about how I have been randomly (and not so randomly) gifted three pairs of yoga pants! One kind of ‘silly’ thing I let go of in 2015 was an old black pair that fit me just right until they didn’t any more. I had been sewing all theContinue reading “I AM ENOUGH, I HAVE ENOUGH”

YOGA, PARTY OF ONE

I’ve done lots of things alone in life. Most haven’t bothered me, like I have seldom thought, having someone with me would make this so much better. I’ve been single for years. I’ve lived alone and enjoyed it. I’ve gone to my fair share of movies alone. I’ve sat at plenty of meetings alone, apartContinue reading “YOGA, PARTY OF ONE”

ROAD TRIP

My master teacher in training used to say that the opposite of love is fear. I had presumed it before that to be hate, but I now agree that hate springs from fear. My prayers for the upset and bloodshed in France and all over the whole world, those unknown hot pockets of darkness, isContinue reading “ROAD TRIP”

THE RAW TRUTH & A JOB

I’ve chaired two meetings in the last week. I signed up for one because I was approaching 7 and a half years and the other because the secretary kept passing around the sign up sheet and there were a lot of gaps. Noticing when I have another half year of sobriety under my belt isContinue reading “THE RAW TRUTH & A JOB”

HUSTLE & FLOW

So I haven’t really been hustling. Hustling for me would be working until you fall into bed at 1am, only to wake up at 5am to start again. So it hasn’t been that. It’s been a flow-like hustle, if that makes any sense. Life flows. Wake up to, mama, mama, feed the little bear, changeContinue reading “HUSTLE & FLOW”

THAT FIRST RIGHT THING

Anyone familiar with AA slogans? There’s a ton of them, they’re brought up in meetings as being annoying but simple staples in recovery. This past while I’ve been hearing the same one over and over, “Do the next right thing.” The slogan, “First things first,” could be applied as well. This is super relevant toContinue reading “THAT FIRST RIGHT THING”

A PINK & GERMY CLOUD

H & I are flying solo (solo plus one?) for the next couple days, the parentals headed to Cannon Beach yesterday. We will meet them there this week to C A M P, as in an actual tent. I personally love camping, the last trip I went on was years ago was in Humbolt area. Continue reading “A PINK & GERMY CLOUD”