Sometimes life hands you a storm. And today was my day for it. I had easily made it thus far, but in the blink of an eye, I began to struggle. Suddenly, I was aware of the turmoil beginning to brew inside of me. Then, in an attempt to find some peace of mind, I put on my glasses to…
In September, I set a monumental goal. I decided to teach my Elementary yogis Ashtanga Yoga. If you know anything about Ashtanga (or check out this infographic) , you know precisely why this is a crazy idea. You begin with 5 Sun Salutation As and 5 Sun Salutation Bs, then do a lengthy series of stationary poses, each held for…
It’s Thursday @ 6:40 am. In the stillness of the morning, I am sipping my Trader Joe’s caffeine and reading Montessori blogs. The shower will be calling me in 10 minutes, but right now I see a massive iceberg careening towards me, threatening to sink my entire day. Whether you believe in global warming or not, I will let you…
I feel my heart pounding intensely in my chest. Suddenly, my breathing gets tight. I cover my eyes so I don’t have to look at it. Then, because I just can’t help it, I pry two fingers apart and peek. I see it. It’s the box. The box that’s been shoved into the corner of my living room. I feel its…
All you have to do is look at my last post and you’ll see I haven’t written in 3 months. 🙁 And I didn’t even write my follow-up to that passionate post like I said I would! Boooooooooo Patty, right?!? As I was saying to someone on Saturday, my reason currently is: “I am trying to find the voice of…
So what I always do before I begin any project is I actually sit down and have a conversation with the fear and just say: ‘Look, we’re going on a road trip, me and creativity, and I know you’re coming… I know that you’re going to do the thing that you do, which is to just sit in the back…
“I know you’re freaking out, but this is what they are telling me,” he said. (“He” being an intuitive medium and “they” being whoever was trying to give me a message from the “other side”.) It was March of 2015, and I had just been made aware that I was going to back to classroom teaching. I must tell you,…
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