My husband and I moved to the Pacific Northwest in 2004, and during our first year across the country from (what seemed like) all that I had known for my entire life, I found myself listening to the whispers of truth inside me. In college, I spent quite of bit of time on my own, and though lonely, I began to embrace solitude, reading, and free writing as a way to figure out all that was rattling around in my mind. Entering the working world though after college caused me to get a bit swept up in trying to live the life I was supposed to live based on the ideas and input of others.

After our move, I found myself with hours of time alone. I began to work from home and hadn't yet made connections in our community. I also experienced real, deep, wide grief for the first time as two important life forces in my life died. This grief woke up the echoes of the feelings and searchings from my college days. One day in May, I found myself at Andrea Scher's blog (via a link from Sark's then magic message board) and discovered an introduction to a whole new world. A world of women (and a few men) who were gathering in a virtual community to share the truths of their hearts and trying to live out their creative dreams.

This community combined with the yoga teacher training I was in at the time, invited me to actively and honestly begin the journey inward to me. 

Through this journey, I have found...

community and a sense of place in this world
connection combined with solitude is the way for me
bringing in more fun is essential to feeling balanced
moments in the quiet keep me on my path
creativity and writing are aspects of my yoga practice 

Through this journey, I have documented some of these discoveries and I invite you to explore them by clicking on the links in the sidebar...