As part of our yoga training we were assigned to create a personal manifesto. As I sit here I truly struggle with what to say I want with my life, to summarize who I am, what I represent...so, I am going to take the approach of who I want to become. As I embark on this new journey of self exploration and inner reflection...the qualities of life that I would like to exhibit are:
Accept my thoughts, my body ~ Allow myself to sit still ~ Observe the moment ~ Live within my means ~ Live my life with intention, fully owning each choice, engage myself mentally, physically and with my heart to find peace within myself and inspire others to find their own internal peace ~ Take time out to LOVE ~ Take advantage of LIFE, trying not to view it as a list of To Do's and obstacles ~ Remember the journey is the goal (not rushing home to sit on the couch and watch TV) ~ Embrace challenges, welcome a racing heart and sweaty palms ~ Seek feedback ~ Cultivate consciousness in my life ~ Begin a meditation practice ~ Allow creativity to flourish in everything I do ~ Make time for my favorite things in life ~ Laugh at myself ~ Explore my inner voice to help me find me external voice ~ Experience culture ~ Remember
In line with creating this declaration of who I want to be, I also ask myself what are some MUST experiences I want to happen in my lifetime, a ‘bucket list’ if you will….Here it is, I will continue to add over the next years…and strike through when I complete one.
Become a yoga teacher – Own a yoga studio - Go on an exotic yoga retreat - Gift my husband a puppy – Take a photography class – Own a ‘fancy’ camera (digital SLR) – Hold headstand for several minutes – Be able to do Pincha Mayurasana away from the wall – Learn to use a sewing machine – Sew a purse, yoga bag and skirt – Finish my stained glass room divider – Make stained glass artwork again – Sell stained glass artwork – Practice speaking German – Make an amazing piece of artwork with all the single earings I’ve accumulated - Go on a meditation retreat – Have a library full of books – Have a garden - Bake an apple pie from scratch – Be my own best friend – Find a career path that takes me out of the cubicle farm – Volunteer – Visit New York City from DC – Bike through Napa vineyards – Walk my 1st half marathon - Eat noodles in Thailand – Visit Frank Lloyd Wright Falling Water – Have a job that betters people’s lives – Have a hammock in the backyard – Be just in love at age 70 as I am now – Give birth – Take a cruise to Alaska – Visit Positano again – Live on the water’s edge - Throw my parents an anniversary bash – Get a hot stone massage – Get a facial – Visit all 50 states – Buy a bike – Make a habit of biking to work – Visit the National Cathedral – Help plan my grandmother’s memorial – Have a family reunion – Make a photo album of our trips to London and Italy – Visit the Virginia Wineries – Move someplace warm – Buy a home
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