TGIF.
Ps: Friday Favorites is turning into Photo Friday. I know, I'm so living life on the edge;)
I'm wiped. That is all. As you were...
TGIF. Ps: Friday Favorites is turning into Photo Friday. I know, I'm so living life on the edge;)
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Try some new things this year, friends. Little ones even. If a habit takes 30 days to form, just like that you'll have 12 new things you've done and 2013 and your own self will be very proud to welcome you along :)
{On the road in Brooklyn and what do you know just started playing on Pandora...}
"Dare You to Move" became somewhat of an anthem during mine and Erin's stint abroad in the Spring of 2004. Switchfoot had just released their album and manned with our mp3players(nope no iPods yet), we would literally listen to this song daily in our flat in Manchester. I remember being 20yrs old and listening to those lyrics over and over again... Welcome to the planet Welcome to existence Everyone's here Everyone's here Everybody's watching you now Everybody waits for you now What happens next What happens next [Chorus] I dare you to move I dare you to move I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor I dare you to move I dare you to move Like today never happened Today never happened before Welcome to the fallout Welcome to resistance The tension is here Tension is here Between who you are and who you could be Between how it is and how it should be [Chorus] Maybe redemption has stories to tell Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell Where can you run to escape from yourself? Where you gonna go? Where you gonna go? Salvation is here I dare you to move I dare you to move I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor I dare you to move I dare you to move Like today never happened Today never happened Today never happened Today never happened before Those 6 months in Europe breathed into me my first sense of global citizenship and personal reflection. As I sorted through my emotions during out travels, my first journal came about. Oh what those pages hold. It was I think my first real transformation into the person I am today and am still becoming. I was figuring out who I was and I'd be lying to say it wasn't a struggle. Many tears, many long conversations with Erin, many times trying to shield myself from the intense emotional rollercoaster I felt brewing. I was literally an overflowing jumble of highs and lows. As we galavanted through Italy, Interlaken, Dublin and more...there were moments I had never felt more alive or connected to something greater than myself. And I wanted that to last forever but those times were fleeting. It's as if the Universe gave me a peak into the future, allowing me to experience the joy of life's pure & authentic moments...but I still had much to learn, many hills to overcome with who I was and the person I wanted to be. As the song goes "the tension is here...between who you are and who you could be"...I felt so tied to that line. Literally caught within the stress of my own becoming. Wanting and not wanting to face reality at the same time. Compelled to keep pushing forward, that I knew for sure. I feel so grateful for the ability to recognize the progression of myself as the years have gone by. Making moves! Taking chances! Doing what feels right in my gut. Being able to take stock in the things and daily life choices that make me the best Sarah I can be. The best friend. The best wife. The best daughter. The road is long and the learning continues and I'm thankful today to be able to acknowledge and accept the journey with open arms. This person. She is one of the keepers. She makes my friend love tank overflow with feelings of memorable connection with each endless conversation shared. (I do mean endless. Lee often wonders "what more could you two possibly discuss?") And they can be of any variety of topics: the mile a minute wait-til-you-hear-this ones or the i-really-need-your-advice others. We can go from intense, heavy and meaningful words, bouncing ideas off each other....to the most random of corney inside jokes in just 60 seconds. "Is that MOLE sauce on my heel?" We live lives that suggest common ground would be tough to find given our location, everydayness and life choices....but when it comes to each other as individals, there are very few ladies who are so entwined with who I am that they are a tangible part of myself. Those variences only add to how special the connection is. A friendship that is such a two way street and is nourished and cared for each way. And when we visit, it is *literally* like we just went to dinner the night before. Except there's squealing hellos and hugs hugs hugs, that quickly pass to "I mean, let's stir some trouble ;)" KCS, you are a part of my life that I truly dont know what I would do without and I am so honored to be in yours. Thank you for all that you are. LOVE.
A little checkin reflection as I began the 30 day bikram challenge today. In letter form....to myself upon completion.
Dear future Sarah (on January 31st), So Day 1 was brutal. After Thanksgiving and the December holiday foodie train, bikram certainly took a backseat to the holiday fun and work-life hectic schedule. You knew the start of this challenge would first take the form of getting all the kinks out that too much deliciousness packed on. (TMI: the sweat tasted like concentrated salt water.) You struggled to keep your arms lifted in the first few postrues and your limbs just couldnt raise above a certain shaky point while on the floor. You only did one camel pose. You felt heavy in a sense that you know happens whenever you return after a mini break from the practice however.....You also acheived moments of "this isnt going to be so bad" as your mind wandered to the weeks to follow. Finding your breath even when your heart is racing will always calm you. A slight smile never hurts either. And really...you should really write to Emily, the instructor today and one of your all time favs, for all the hearty good words she spoke to you before class. This community of people (even in the impersonal NYC world) is such an outlet for you. I hope it only gets stronger as the month goes on. 30 days is such a blip on the radar of life....you got this! (ouch the back and joints are snap crackle poppin tonight!) Love, current Sarah (on January 1st) ps: Lee surprised you and got you this great new Lulu yoga bag to kick off this challenge! I love surprises from my man :) |
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