2 Years Later...

Well, here it is, almost December 2011 now...and all I have is my introductory post on this blog...
So much has changed for me in these last two years, and I have to say that I am SO grateful that I have had Yoga in my life to fall back on. Yesterday was Thanksgiving, and I believe it is the first Thanksgiving I have ever spent alone. Well, not completely alone, I have my two girls (dogs), and the 7 puppies and Momma that I am fostering for Austin Pets Alive right now. I also have to mention, that I chose to spend it alone, since my family is in SA, so that I could take care of these 10day old pups. Anyway, I digress...as I spent the day reading and contemplating the tough times this year has brought to me, I still could not help but be grateful. Grateful for having a roof over my head, for all the love I have from my fantastic friends, and family, and my doggie family. Grateful that I can still do my Yoga after my horrible car accident in April of this year, and that I am still filled with a passion for it every time I do it, or learn more about it. Grateful Yoga came into my life on a more consistent basis 2years ago, because of that my healing has been alot quicker and better than expected. Grateful for all the great people I have met through my yoga. Grateful that I can now find joy in the smallest things, thanks to yoga and meditation teaching me to slow down, to always focus on my breath, to live in the now. This afternoon, I picked up doggie poop in my backyard, and was grateful at how happy it made me to clean my little yard, and all the ideas I have for making it beautiful for me and my doggies, ran through my head. I missed my family today, but my parents are coming to visit me tomorrow, and I did have a short visit from a friend today, which broke the solitude of the day for me a bit. Definitely a very different holiday for me this year, (again with the change), but also, definitely one that sticks out for me in really concentrating on what thankful is, and what I really have, instead of taking it for granted...and just eating turkey.
Life is too short, find the joy in every moment. Of course I am still a work in progress, and I find that it's best that I always will be, for that is where the growth is.
Namaste and Good Nite <3