I'm a yoga therapist, artist and creativity coach. And I love to write. After that my passion for these disciplines is such that I find it hard to put in words.
There are joyous moments in teaching and coaching when 'it' happens. A client has a shift in perspective, a sudden awareness. She moves from a place of authenticity in her spiritual heart and in her physical body. She experiences a new flow of energy. And there are those glorious, rare moments in writing when the characters take over and the words flow.
I live for those moments.
Growing up in rural Pennsylvania I would have never predicted this life. My friends and I guessed, as young girls in the early '70's, that there would be husbands, some kids, split level homes and probably a few shaggy dogs.
I watched Kim and Barbara, Becky and Patty move into their dream lives. I tried to move into mine. But after college and a very brief marriage I decided I had some things to get out of my system first. I could settle down later - the type of life my friends had already settled into surely would be waiting for me when I was ready.
Many years and adventures later - including ten years in Donegal, Ireland - I have to admit that the choices I made, the path I carved with the tools I was given, has meant I never did find the life I believed I wanted. I'm good with that because in its place is the life I've embraced.
Like most lives, it can be a roller coaster. But at the end of the day I'm blessed. I do the work I love. I share my life with an amazing partner. I continue to learn and to grow. And the adventure continues.