thanks

Abundance is eating an entire basket of fresh raspberries still warm from the California sun.

Abundance is swimming under the stars with someone you cannot stop kissing.

Abundance is a luxurious shower with hot water and grapefruit-scented shampoo.

Abundance is uploading and listening to a gorgeous song that carries you through your day.

Abundance is the laughter shared with your mother in the early morning.

Abundance is packing a healthy lunch that will fuel your body and brain come early afternoon.

Abundance is receiving a wonderful massage from someone who genuinely cares whether you are in pain or not.

Abundance is sharing tea and strawberries with someone who leans in to kiss your cheek every so often.

My life is so rich

so full

so exquisitely bursting at the seams with abundance

that I cannot help but express my deep gratitude.

"It's Not a Higher Calling...It's Just a Job"

my yoga teacher said this to me today and i was a little shocked and saddened.  i mean, i'm not the Buddha re-incarnate, but i'd like to think that yoga teachers--like any teacher, really--are special people.  not just anyone can teach individuals how to move and breathe, meditate and cultivate awareness.

i sometimes wonder if i will ever become jaded by life, or if i will remain an idealist as i am now.  i never want to work "just a job."  my time is precious, and i will not have it wasted on tasks that i do not love--or, at least, do not hate.  i don't mind hard work--not at all--but it better be fulfilling on some level.  i suppose it's all in my attitude.  sweeping a floor could potentially be fulfilling work, but i doubt it would fulfill me for long.  i must be challenged to be happy, and also to feel like i am using my talents and skills for a greater good.

may i never become entrenched in a career i hate because i'm too afraid to make a change.