One year ago today I discovered yoga and tonight, meditation. Tonight my yoga teacher started a summer series of a free community meditation wherein we focused on our breath. We had a few minutes of time leftover after the guided meditation ended for an open discussion on what we experienced during our practice. I was…
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You Are Stronger Than You Think You Are.
This morning I found myself stretching into a longer Virabhadrasana II in response to my teacher lovingly telling me to lengthen myself across my mat. Once I settled back into the pose she said, "You are stronger than you think you are." I awoke wondering what freedom might greet me today. I spent a fun weekend…
I am a Warrior.
Today Ted and I had lunch at one of my favorite lunch spots in downtown New Albany. When we arrived we sat across the small restaurant from a fairly new family of four. There was a beautiful Mama and Dad with their twin boys who definitely weren't enjoying lunch as much as the rest of…
Capture Your Grief – A Self Portrait.
Those of you who are friends with me on Facebook know I attempted to take part in the 'Capture Your Grief' project. Capture Your Grief is an event hosted in the month of October which is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. There are 31 subjects, one for each day in the month of October. …
The Depths of Sadness. The Breadth of Happiness.
I was driving home from work today, crying like I typically do. I've come to realize over the - what's about to be - five months that before Sam died, I really had no concept of the possible depths of my sadness. My greatest hope then, is that I really have no sense of the possible…
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Holidays. Holi-daze.
As cooler temperatures are upon us, fall festivals approaching and the holidays around the corner I can't help but think of Sam. My birthday is in two weeks and I know exactly what I was doing this time last year. Ted took me on a get-away, mini-vacation for the weekend to Madison, Indiana where we…
MamaRoo & Energy.
It's funny what we spend our energy on when we're preparing for the arrival of a baby. I spent all the extra minutes of my day making sure everything was just perfect for Sam when he arrived. Ted likes to joke that I started "nesting" the moment I found out we were pregnant. To a…
Thinking of Sam 