What I learned on vacation

“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”

– Joseph Cambell

Hello! I have been off for two whole weeks and I have missed you!

I was in Canada at our family cottage that we have not been able to be at for two years. It has felt like forever but upon arriving it felt like no time had passed. But so much had happened since; COVID, college graduations, kids moving in, kids moving out, the ending of a cherished business, a new job, more COVID and the list goes on.

A beautiful thing happens on our little acre island, it is the gift of time; time to rest, time to think, time to play games, time to read, time to cry, and time to heal. I had no idea how much I had been carrying until everything got quiet….

I miss my old life. I miss Yoga Roots, Heidi, straightening up and cleaning the yoga spaces, checking classes in and the community of people who came through the doors every day. My old life had everything thing built in; service, friendship, challenge, exercise and a continual education. I discovered underneath my resilience during this time, I have resentment about the losses. It is not pretty but it is there. As I had time with myself over the week, I realized this has been holding me back. Through my yoga practice, meditation and long talks with my husband, slowly I am letting the resentment go to make more room for this new life. A new life that I also love. A life that is filled with those same things but it just looks a little different.

I hope you can join me on the mat soon to practice living our best lives and getting in touch with our best selves.

With lots of love, Lynn