02. September 2010 · Comments Off · Categories: blog · Tags: , , , , , , ,

I asked my heart what she wanted this morning. Truly. I said, “Heart, what do you want?”

A word to the wise: only ask your heart if you’re ready for an answer. Because she will. It may take time, but she will. Again and again and again.

As I sat in my “dreaming chair” (a weathered Adirondack overlooking the mountains) and sipped green tea, I was the perfect picture of crunchy happiness in the early morning. I waited.

It didn’t take long. The usual suspects came first. Love. A girlfriend. An easy flow. A rockin’ business.

While they were nice answers, I grew suspicious. This was starting to sound all too familiar. I knew that voice –my chatty Gemini mind. But I patiently listened until she was through, went inside, put on my bathing suit and read this. Then I drove down to the river.

As soon as my feet touched water, that’s when my heart opened up. And man, did she speak. More »

03. August 2010 · Comments Off · Categories: blog · Tags: , ,

I went to yoga last night and feel that good soreness this morning. I’ve been taking classes for years and my town doesn’t lack for teachers or styles. Truth be told, I’m lazy. Lazy, lazy, lazy. I usually do some forward bends during the day and a quick routine before bed to relax. I don’t commit to any type of class for long, though I’ll stand in front of my easel for hours when mesmerized by a painting. Yoga has a similar type of magic over my body–whenever I can get my ass down on a mat. More »