2010 in review: achieve

#Reverb10 offers a month of reflection and prompts for each day. December 28 is achieve: Tara Sophia, the author, prompts us to look beyond the goals and the lists that we create – and instead, imagine the feeling that each of these achievements creates. When we...

2010 defining moment: running.

I run. This year, I ran a lot. Ran for sheer joy, out of exhaustion, to escape my work life, to find new places, to learn, and to start or end my day. I ran to explore, to test my capabilities, to challenge my mind, and most often, just to be. To simply be. The...

Comparisons are ruthless.

Yoga class. A practice in relaxing, in breathing, in being in the present. And yet, I find I’m doing it again – yes, I’m guilty! Do you ever compare yourself to the person next to you? It seems there will always be a better yogi. The teacher gently...

2010 in review: ordinary joy

#Reverb10 offers a month of reflection and prompts for each day. I’m slowly catching up, and enjoying the prompts, however delayed. December 27 is ordinary joy. *** *** *** Yesterday I ran to the bus stop, almost missing the bus, to jump on the 38L and transverse San...

It starts with Gentle.

Be kind to yourself. You are doing OK. There may be a hundred things running around in that brain of yours, but slow down long enough to take a break. My dove chocolate today said it nicely: It’s okay not to do everything. Breathe. You won’t do everything....