Lifting with Lupus

Day 5, of 21 days of positivity! Today’s yoga practice was about openness – being open. Until recently this has been something that I’ve struggled with, for numerous reasons; but mainly that I’ve never been comfortable exposing myself.  I am a strong personality, and feeling exposed or weak has always […]

Being open. Finding the positivity in being angry, being ...

Positive. Positive vibes. Positivity 21 day challenge…. Day 2. In every day, there are 1,440 minutes.  That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact. – Les Brown Starting this self-imposed challenge I didn’t stop to think of what these 21 days would be like, or if […]

1,440 minutes in a day, 1,440 opportunities to grow – ...

When your day is long And the night The night is yours alone When you’re sure you’ve had enough Of this life Well hang on Don’t let yourself go ‘Cause everybody cries And everybody hurts sometimes R.E.M Do you ever see a post that just rubs you the wrong way […]

It takes 21 days to make a habit, 21 days ...

Warrior be definition is a person engaged or experienced in warfare; a person engaged in some struggle or conflict. Urban dictionary describes a warrior as someone who is fearless.  A person who beyond all obstacles still manages to be successful – troubled in life but will persevere in the end. […]

I’m not a warrior. I am not fearless. ...

The best part of being a couple with James is the trust, comfort and openness that has come with our relationship.  Aside from the good we also discuss the bad, the ugly and the hard.  I’m not going to say that this is easy, it’s far from that; but it […]

Today I see clearly, but yesterday I didn’t… Pain destroys ...

June has been a very transitional month for me, and I apologize that I haven’t been sharing much lately.  Wrapping my head around a new schedule, and trying to fit everything in is a tad overwhelming. Lately I have been a little weight lifting burnt out.  I just haven’t been […]

Smiling at the day, reaching my petals toward the sky.

Happy Fathers Day. I’ve always said that I don’t need a single day to celebrate how amazing my dad is, I celebrate him every day – with everything I do. Cheers to the man who is my hero, my biggest supporter, my best friend and my hero. Long story short; […]

My hero, my best friend, my hero – Happy Poppas ...

Today I flew…. I went to aerial yoga this evening, completely out of my comfort zone!  It was the most exciting, best and coolest thing I’ve ever done.  I flipped, I climbed and I cannot wait to go again!  It was a silks intro class, where I learned to control […]

Today I flew. Onward and Upward – Embracing Change.

Hotel. Gyms. Suck! They are weak!  Full of cardio equipment and 1 run of DBs… with a sprinkle of some random things.  My gym this week has a sprinkle of exercise balls, 1 yoga mat, some tumbling mats (??) (I have questions) and a jump rope.  In the past this […]

Hotel. Gyms. Suck. Make your fitness work for you…

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Mobility. Flexibility. Yoga. Crow Pose. The amazing full body workout, it works arms and core while strengthening wrists, upper back and legs.  Crow Pose stretches the upper back, helping to decrease heart burn and acidity, and increases the flexibility and elasticity of the spine. Crow Pose also encourages body awareness […]

Crow Pose, we meet again!