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My Yoga Blog – One Sadhana- checklist check-in June 16, 2010Requirements left for certification (all due by April 2011): - 8 more hours assisting a mentor or senior teacher - 4 book reviews - 2 hours kirtan or sound based yoga - teach 2 private lessons, with 1 page overviews of each - 2 hours karma yoga - 24 more hours of elective master hours […]
- mantra meditation May 13, 2010We are in the midst of trying to move. We are selling our house in the northern part of the state and are planning on moving back to Indianapolis. Back to the city. The whole moving process is stressful and I’ve been pretty keyed up about the whole thing, even though we’re moving on [...] […]
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I love your honesty. Thank you for this post. It’s beautiful.
a-MEN to page one p. i have never looked back at a year like this one either. joy and fun in 2009 sounds just right to me too.
happiness to you two + one soon!
xo
susan
I just wanted to stop by and wish you a healthy and happy new year… God bless you and that little being inside you… and don’t feel bad about not enjoying pregnancy… I had the most textbook pregnancy possible, and I too was like, UGH! (and I also always felt like I couldn’t breathe – whether it was d/t “pregnancy congestion” or some little person lying against my diaphragm – it was so annoying!)… and like you said, “And I am not ungrateful for the gift.” Happy 2009 to you and yours.
Thanks for the open-hearted post. The year 2008 is indeed gone and good riddance to it. It hasn’t been so swell for many of us and we echo your desire to see it gone, close the door and move on. Don’t feel too sorry for your feelings about pregnancy. After two very successful pregnancies (8 years apart), I, too was more than happy to be done with the process. It is a means to an end in my mind, nothing more. My husband and I have two beautiful children, my own baby daughter is now almost 14 and my boy now 5. Once you cuddle that sweet little infant in your arms, pregnancy will be just a blip on the radar. Keep looking forward and embrace all the wonder you have ahead of you.
TT
have recently stumbled onto your blog (inspiring, btw) and just wanted to wish you many blessings with the upcoming arrival of your new baby. my little one turns 3 this month — motherhood has been a journey sometimes turbulent, sometimes tearful, sometimes blissful, sometimes heartbreaking and sometimes heart lifting but all of it a journey lined with love. wishing you all the best as your journey begins. :)
BYE BYE 2008! I agree, let’s not look back and just go forward. Things tend to flow more smoothly when you are going forward.
wishing all of you all the best for a bright 2009, nà
Oh, Penelope! You will feel joy in 2009, I promise.
My little Otto is now 3 mounths and i can´t describe the happiness I feel when Im with him. Even his father thisnks I´m too much, but he just gives me so much joy. Even if hes had stomachace constantly since he was born. He´s the greatest.
I wish you all the best of luck!
i agree with all of that! be done, 2008, and helloooo, 2009! it seems to be a popular theme.
Penelope, I never succeeded in becoming pregnant and have a beautiful boy adopted from Vietnam who’s almost 8. You can count me in as one reader who is *not* offended by your comment about not really enjoying being pregnant from a physical perspective. Despite the disappointment of infertility, that was not something I ever missed.
My word for 2009: Hope
hey beautiful! i appreciate the thoughts you shared. pregnancy has been a ride–unpredictable and ever changing. i can’t say it’s all been ‘fun’, but it’s been an experience i’m soaking up and still trying to observe with curiosity AND compassion. it’s a journey alright. like you, though, i’m most looking forward to holding this new being in my arms and embracing the rest of our lives together.
you and colin and baby are in my thoughts and i’ll be praying for a safe and gentle delivery. i can’t wait to meet her, too! even cyber-speaking. xoxojs
Happy New Year to you, I’m sure it will be a fun one with baby!
penny,
i wish you and yours a blessed, joyous and healthy 2009!
peace,
rose
tick tock on the baby! so exciting!
i opened my IPL electric bill the other day, and had a pleasant surprise of seeing your artwork on a paper telling me how to conserve energy! very cool :)
penny,
sending you peace in these first few days of 2009. i hope it will be a year full of light for you and your family.
blessings,
liz
I hear you! Sending prayers to you for a more peace-filled year, sprinkled with lots of fun and joy! Happy New Year!
Thanks, and all the best for this year. What a year it’s going to be!
I had about the same response to 2008 as you did and also my word for 2009 is “enjoy”. Hope 2009 goes well for you!
happy new year to you Penelope!
I loved reading this. Especially because it was handwritten. I look forward to seeing what this year brings us. Woo!
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