Welcome to my website - Learning & Growing! Whatever brought you here today, I hope you find something to make you smile.
I have always wanted to write a blog, but I have allowed self doubt and insecurity to keep me from taking action towards my goals...until now! In an effort to get around whatever hang-ups I have had about sharing my voice - and, as a way to honor the weirdness of my soul that I hold so dear - this blog is officially rechristened THE BLERG.
It’s basically the same word. No big deal. But with this, I am giving myself permission to do whatever I need to, to reframe the world in whatever way I have to in order to live my life from a place of authenticity. Why wait for another, better opportunity? My life is here for me to make of it what I can: today, right now, no more waiting.
You may notice a sense of urgency in the collage above. That is intentional, but also satirical. When I think of all the learning and growing I have undergone thus far in my life, I am struck by couple of key points.
1) Occasionally, a POWERFUL BREAKTHROUGH may occur in a swift, WHAM-BAM-THANK-YOU-M'AM kick to the ego/preconceived notion of myself or the world. I used to think I would have to blow up the walls I'd unconsciously built to protect myself in order to "get better" at being alive.
2) More often, however, the most profound transformations in life happen in stages - in step by step, moment to moment, gentle and consistent acts of conscious effort. Now, I'm trying to work on dismantling those walls brick by brick - one day at a time.
If I may, I encourage you to try a similar approach.
What is something you’ve always wanted to do, but haven’t yet? And why?
What’s holding you back?
Have you always wanted to try yoga, but figured that it’s only a practice for skinny, super-flexible, white ladies?
You are in luck, because this is simply not true. The practice of yoga can be accessible to people of all shapes, sizes, genders, ethnicities, religious and educational backgrounds.
(Don’t take my word for it. See here, here, here, and even here to check out some full bodied love.)
Almost no one can do adho mukha śvānāsana or downward facing dog with their heels all the way to the ground the first time they try the pose. That doesn't mean it can't happen! It just takes time and effort.
Have you always wanted to start a blog, but felt like your voice doesn’t matter and your perspective isn’t important?
Try again! No one can tell your story in the same way you can; no one has exactly the same insight or exactly the same perspective as you do. The power of learning to use your voice is a transformative experience unlike any other.
Again, you don't have to take my word for it. I challenge you to take one, relatively simple thing you've held back from doing in your life AND DO THE DAMN THING.
There's no time like NOW.