by inspirista | Oct 4, 2010 | Blog Posts, Life, My Life, Spark
Yesterday the air was cool. We all wore thermals, my husband lit a fire, I woke up and baked zucchini muffins, later in the day made escarole soup, and for dinner, we had a hearty vegetable stew. We sat on the porch in the evening, and the smell of the fire filled the...
by inspirista | Oct 1, 2010 | Blog Posts, Bounce, Life, My Life
Last September, I had my first mammogram. I was 33 years old, and typically they want you to get a baseline at 40, but I had some weirdness happening with “the gals”, and I didn’t want to mess around. So my ob/gyn referred me. I have to admit, I kind of thought my...
by inspirista | Sep 29, 2010 | Balance, Blog Posts, Bounce, Diaries, Find Balance Featured, Life
Today’s ‘balance’ tip is all about countering chaos with the power of grace & focus. I love watching tightrope walkers at the circus- their elegance, grace, and focus is awe inspiring. The funny thing about the circus is often we use the term...
by inspirista | Sep 28, 2010 | Blog Posts, Bounce, Life, My Life
Of all the changes one goes through during pregnancy and after, I think there was only one that bugged me. Hips spreading, waistline disappearing- none of that stuff bothered me. In fact, I wore it like a badge of honor. How excited I was to bring little lives into...
by inspirista | Sep 27, 2010 | Blog Posts, Diaries, Feel Grace, Life, My Life, Soar
Lately I’ve been really watching the birds fly, a lot. This morning I happened to catch a glimpse of one gliding just a few feet in front of me, and I marveled at the way it just seemed effortless and carefree. Many people equate flying or soaring with...
by inspirista | Sep 20, 2010 | Balance, Blog Posts, Bounce, Life, Soar
There are so many incredible people in this world. I happened to find Melissa and her website Operation Nice in a “one link lead to another” kind of way, and I felt immediately connected to her mission “to spread the concept of being nice, as simple...