 Dear Friends,
My son, a friend and I were at the National Arboretum this past weekend, enjoying spring, the azaleas, and the beautiful weather when we stumbled across this tiny old neoclassical garden structure moldering in abandonment. It looked like it hadn’t been touched in 30 years and was being taken over by the brush and weeds surrounding it. My son shimmied across a tree over some water to get to said structure and investigate. He found it was placed there, I’m sure with love and care, by a ladies garden club back in the 1950’s, but for whatever reason had been left to slowly disintegrate in some forgotten corner of the arboretum, slowly consumed by the vines surrounding it and returning to the earth. I was thinking this week about that structure…and how it mirrors our intentions at times. We have the best of intentions, and yet life, time, space gets in the way and sometimes our good intentions begin to molder in some forgotten corner of our mind. My dear friend, if there are intentions that feel correct to get back to in your life right now, I hope you can bring them out of the corner of your mind…and if there are intentions that are best left to molder, I hope you can let them go without judgement. Have an amazing week. Love Krista
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 Dear Friends,
Here we are, weeks later and while all the cherry blossoms have fallen, there sure are a bevy of blossoms, flowers, now azaleas showing off their stunning colors. I’ve been thinking a lot this past week about our inevitable periods of life intensity, and the burn out that sometimes follows said life intensity. I don’t know about you, but I personally have a hard time delegating or shifting responsibility off myself in times of intensity. Sometimes I simply choose to trudge through instead of asking for what I need from those around me There is a deep vulnerability in asking for help, in asking for what we need, it’s not easy for many of us. There’s an amount of fear and embarrassment that at times crops up when we do need help…and yet, there’s beauty in being willing to step into that deep vulnerability and ask for what we need. And I think, when we’re willing to step into that vulnerability, we not only allow ourselves to shift and grow, we also allow those around us to step into their own vulnerability a little more fully, in turn allowing them to shift and grow in their own lives. My dear friend, I hope, this week, you are able to ask for what you need. Have an amazing week. Love Krista  Dear Friends,
It has been just a bevy of spring flowers, blossoms, bright green bursting into life all around us this week. It seems like everywhere one looks is a different spectacular color and display. As I’ve been noticing the colors, the trees, and the world around me this past week, I once again started thinking about our very short Cherry Blossom season this year. Yes, the blossoms were beautiful, even with a very short season of life this year…yes, they were spectacular…and yet, with the intense heat they burned out in a very short period of time. We all do that at times also, right? This period of life intensity, followed by the inevitable burn out. But I wonder how it might feel if we try to take a step back when we start to feel that intensity. I wonder how it might feel if we recognize that intensity and take steps to slow down, to be more intentional in the areas in our work or life that are beginning to feel intense. I wonder if, when we get really busy, we make it a point to treat ourselves with kindness and respect. I know it’s easier said than done, for all of us…but I think, with a little bit of intention, we can begin to step back and notice. I hope you have an amazing week, my friends. Love Krista  Dear Friends,
There’s this neighborhood in the DC area that happens to be the most magical neighborhood in the world this time of year. Every year, a few days after the Tidal Basin cherry blossoms reach peak bloom, the Kenwood neighborhood in Maryland bursts into life…stuffed to the gills with cherry trees lining the streets making tree tunnels everywhere you look. Canopies of blossoms all around. Get there in the right week during the year and anywhere your eyes land is surrounded by the puffy light pink branches filled with blossoms. I was walking through the neighborhood earlier this week and as I walked a big gust of wind blew and suddenly the world was a snowglobe of cherry blossoms surrounding me on all sides, absolutely filling me with joy. This year’s cherry blossom season was particularly short. A burst of intense heat coupled with wind and rain right after peak bloom made for sparse blossoms within days of blooming. The season was short, but just because it was short doesn’t mean it was less beautiful. My dear friend, I hope we can take in and enjoy the beauty around us, no matter how long it lasts. Have an amazing week, my friend. Love Krista |
Hi, I'm Krista!Krista Mason is a movement instructor based in Washington DC. She founded an online strength, yoga and movement studio, teaches group classes, hosts both local and overseas retreats, hangs out with private clients, and absolutely loves the work she gets to do. Archives
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