Yogi

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My friend Amanda and I went to yoga last night, and i just have to say one thing... Yoga is my new crush.

The hour and a half we spent at the studio was just so peaceful, you focus completely on yourself and just stretch your body to places you didn't know it could go.

Last night, I choose my intention to be looking forward into the near year. And as I took a breath in, i breathed in 2014 and as the exhale left my body, i thought 2013. 

This year is going to be different, this year, my new years resolution is to take care of me, stop worrying so much about everyone and everything else. If you don't take are of yourself first, you cannot even hope to take care of others.

So thats my intention, breathe in, breathe out. Be mindful, take your time, live for yourself so you can be healthy enough to live for others.

Polly and I went on a walk tonight because when I got home from work.. I just felt like it. 

The thought crosses my mind a few times a week, but then I think that I am too tired or too stressed or just have too much to do. Today I decided to just be here. Just take the moment and realize that my body and mind are probably telling me I need a break.

I have to say, it was one of the best choices I have made in awhile, while it was a very small choice, it made a big impact. Instead of trudging through the door, being irritated with polly for jumping on me and eventually finding my place to sit on the couch.. I instead took a long walk and listened to music. Now, we are sitting here, she is tired out and I feel all peaceful. 

Pretty sweet deal, just be in the now, they say... everything else will work out. 

When I first saw this.. I thought, that is amazing. It is a new year, a fresh start. There is no reason to bring everything that happened in 2013 into the new year. In our society we have made such a big deal of the new year.. and before this year I never really thought about it being a fresh start, a reset button.

 But, 2013 was one hard year for me. 

So 2014, brings new beginnings, brings that choice.. that you can choose to just embrace the new year as a new start and leave everything behind that hurt you. Just chalk it up to learning and push forward into the new year.

So that's what I want to do. Take 2014 and run with it.

Let's do this.