Blog about life
This blog is about my life lessons- being a mom, being a friend, and just being.
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Tree pose in yoga- am I off balance because others are?
It has been a while since I attended a yoga class, and during tree pose, the yoga teacher said the usual that you need to have a focus point, before you do the tree pose. And of course during that balancing pose, there are all these wobbly people. And it made me realize that do…
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Our success is measured by money, but how about by happiness?
In this society, we measure success by money and the things we own. Step by and think about it, is that what we are here to accomplish? Is working long hours getting what we want? It is almost like a trap with money, you can never think you have enough. Then you thrive for more…
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Am I really good enough for this good life?
Growing up I was told that I was not good enough a few times that it became part of my belief system. For the last year, I worked really hard on removing this false belief and time and time again, it came up in life situations. Things are going well in life and I am…
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It is ok to have wounds
In this society it is frowned upon to tell people that you are not perfect. It is not ok to tell people that you dont have the picture perfect life. Then it became not ok to know that we had a past full of wounds and mistakes and we need to heal. I often hear…
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Manifestation workshop – it is a success- my students manifested a trip!
I have not been writing about my manifestation workshop that I just started doing in May. It is a bit out of my comfort zone to put myself out there and once I am in class. I love talking to people and I love sharing my knowledge and learning from my students. Last week one…
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I need space – even as an extrovert
That’s how people differentiate extrovert and introvert, how they recharge. I am not sure if I agree with that generalization. As an extrovert, I love people and being around people. And I am certainly excited to be with people. However, I noticed that if I take time to recharge, I am a better person. Dealing…
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Life is precious- stroke at 49.
We are so busy running around, getting things done with the kids, at work and doing all the things we need to. We forget how precious life is. Until there is that big transformational moment, that makes us reflect about life. My friend’s brother had a stroke at 49 and it’s been challenging for the…
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Why do we want the things we want? Does that bring us more happiness?
We live in a place of lack. We always want more things, more money, a better job, a better life. But do we really know why we want the things we want? Do we just want it because that is what everyone else wants? That is what we are told that we should want growing…
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It is ok to pause.
Being a single mom with a full time job, it is sometimes a challenge to check with myself and see how I am doing as a person. Am I overwhelmed with the to-do list? Am I feeling ok in this busy life? This past weekend was an example of forgetting to put self care first…
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Reflection of a mom of a teenager- have I done my job?
It is graduation time, lot of people are reflecting about the role of a parent, since kids are moving on to be wherever they need to go. And I was no different. I was reflecting on parenthood a bit and realized that sometimes we just have to be grateful that our children are moving on…