Star Date January 15, 2018

This is my first post for 2018.  We're already 15 days in to the New Year and half-way through January already.    I have not, nor will I, make any New Years resolutions other than my standard anthem for each and every day; Be a better version of myself each day, to look well to each day and to live in kindness and with love in my heart.  Some days I succeed at all, some days one or two, some days none....for I am always a work in progress - I'm human.

So, what has been going on in my life?  

Work continues to be busy as we're short staffed due to a co-worker/friend's ongoing health event.   My heart aches for her as she made the difficult decision to retire at the end of February and go on medical disability.  We've advertised her job, which will be temporary for February then move in to full-time March 1st.  At this point, I am unsure if Marlane will be able to come in to train the new person or not.  That is the least of her worries, for sure.   I do not know what is going through her mind; I can only imagine.   I have worked alongside her for 13 years an we've become close (how could we not) even through disagreements from time to time.   She's worked so hard to improve her health throughout these 13 years and then bam! out of the blue she gets hit with this.   And a year from retirement too.  It's totally unfair!   I pray that she can overcome this.  I will walk with her through this journey as much as I can and as much as she'll let me.

We've had a joyous event in my family as we've welcomed a new little member in to the fold.   Out of respect to my family, I will not offer any more details on social media than what I have just shared.  But needless to say, I am over the moon and very happy for my family.  

I'm making a concerted effort to take better care of myself in 2018, which means that I'll be taking one Saturday and one Monday evening off from my yoga classes.  I've hired a substitute teacher for the months of January, February and March in order to give myself a little extra time for myself to do the things that I enjoy doing - which may include staying home to read, watch a movie, cook, go to the gym, snowshoe, dinner with friends...whatever I choose in order to give myself a bit of a break in both mind and body.  Is it a bit unnerving to me to turn my classes over to someone else?  No!  Why not?  Because I'm very confident that the teacher is someone that I trust implicitly with my students.  Kim is someone that has gone through the same teaching foundation and philosophies that I've gone through, so I know that she will take care of my students while bringing her own unique style of teaching to them.  It truly is a win-win situation for me and for my students.   

I am also making a concerted effort to nurture my relationships with husband, family and friends.  We surround ourselves with people we love each day.  So by nurturing those relationships to make sure they are the best that they can be, we also bring happiness and joy to our own life.  Make sense?

I live with this simple word as the foundation of my personal mantra for 2018 -Believe.   Those who know me, and know me well, will understand the true meaning of the word.  :)

Be kind to each other, everyone, be kind.  

Namaste'

Sherry