We landed in Madison after 3am this morning. Jessi drove the last hour, Monika kept her company and I passed out with Balt in the back. They were thrilled to be home. Erika was happy to have us back as well. I managed a few hours of sleep before getting up to unpack and clean up. I got out to Costco for fruit, pet food and essentials. Monika and I went out to lunch with Erika while Jessi made her way up north to visit with friends for the New Year's celebrations. Monika and I ran lots of errands; washing the car, getting a few more groceries, getting a hair cut, etc. For dinner I made a Cowboy Caviar bean salsa, trying to keep things light since I was celebrating the New Year's with a midnight yoga class. I dropped Monika off downtown around 10pm and then met up with Erika at the yoga studio. She built a fire for the class and I volunteered to keep an eye on it so that she could go out with friends. The class started at 10:45 and ended at 12:15.
During the yoga class, we were asked to jot down standout events or emotions from 2015 and then we pushed them away with yoga poses. Next we jotted down our intentions for 2016 and then pulled them in with more yoga poses. By midnight we were all in inversions, legs above the heart, and sweating. It was a nice way to start a new year. I wrote at length about 2015 a couple of weeks ago. I failed to mention completing a 1/2 marathon in May which was a big accomplishment for me. That was one of my stand out emotions for the past year-- feeling accomplished, mostly because of my art show but also just for getting through the whole year pretty much on my own. I dealt with loneliness and sadness as well but it's all in the past now.
I struggle with finding my Intentions, especially during a yoga class. I like setting goals but setting an intention is not making a goal. It's not about future outcomes, but rather about present being. Looking at what matters most, inner values and how my actions will follow those values. So I set my life intentions for the year to find peace, joy and contentment within my circumstances and then at the end of the class I walked outside (after getting bundled up with snow boats and a coat) and set it all on fire-- the past and the future jottings of ink burned into smoke that floated into the sky.
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