Life is going very well right now. I am happy and healthy and my life is in balance. We are getting ready to head to the beach for a long weekend. I am looking forward to some reconnecting time with my husband and spending time together with my kids. I have to say – I do so enjoy traveling with my family. I love the moments we create when we are on vacation. I am really looking forward to this little road trip.

We should be back on Sunday. Emma leaves Sunday night to go her first ever week of overnight camp. She’s excited. And the other two are heading to Day Camp next week.

This past weekend was great. We spent lots of time with good friends, we worked on our patio, we went and saw a movie and ate at one of my favorite Mexican restaurants. It was by and large – a fantastic weekend. A big personal highlight of the weekend was that I did an 11 mile bike and then a 3 mile run. Oh sure… the run took me over 45 mins…. But I was really proud of the fact that I am anemic and was able to do it without taking any walking breaks and after my bike ride. I was really, really, really tired afterward… but my pride sustained me. And I find that I am not suffering the same delayed muscle pain that I battled last year.

Last night I had a great Yoga class. Breathing in Joy and exhaling Peace. It was a particularly challenging class — I think because I was so tight from my Saturday Bike/Run Brick…. But it felt so good. I worked up a great sweat and was really present. I was able to do more ab excercises and Sun Flow things. It was very rewarding to be able to move through things faster and with better form. But one of the real benefits and improvements I see in my Yoga practice – is that I am now able to be more appreciative of my body and what it can do for me instead of beating myself up for what it can’t. I am highly aware that I am now able to enjoy the journey from where I am at – to where I am going. Instead of beating myself into submission for not being where I think I should be. I realize – that I have a gift. I am tenacious and committed. I think I have always discounted the true value of my commitment to exercise and my athletic lifestyle. I didn’t feel like I was ever good enough to be called athletic. But it’s more about commitment then talent isn’t it? I have never really embraced and honored myself for what I have accomplished in the past 5 years. Very slowly – but surely – I have transformed myself. Not with talent or raw power – but with spirit and commitment. My commitment – slow, sure and steady is what has gotten me to where I am now.

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