 Dear Friends,
It’s hard to be in a space where we feel less than grounded, where we feel like we don’t have a sure footing in some or multiple areas of our lives, where we know change is coming, but we might not know what that change will look like on the other side. I’ve been thinking about my blog post from last week a lot, and specifically about my (surprising to me) disappointment in being unable to live in the place that I had built up in my mind to be my next home base when it was time to move. As I have reflected on it, I am convinced that disappointment has less to do with where I’m moving next, and more to do with the fact that there are several areas in life where I am simply less than grounded right now…spaces in life where change is imminent, but I’m not quite sure what life will look like on the other side of that change. I think that particular home base represented a little bit of sure footing in the midst of change, and so the disappointment was real when it was not able to come to fruition. It’s uncomfortable to be in this liminal space. Even so, I think, in the midst of that discomfort there is room to seek out and find grounding in our own selves and in our world around us. Perhaps that grounding comes in the form of the people in our lives, or in our movement practices, or finding spaces and places that feel familiar and good to focus on. We may not be able to find grounding in all areas in our lives, and there are times when life might feel downright shaky, but I think if we’re willing to pay attention to those areas where we can find that sure footing, it might just help us in our inevitable periods of transitions. I hope you have an amazing week, my friend. Love Krista
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 Dear Friends,
As some of you know, I’m moving out of my house this summer. There’s this rental place I wanted to move into when we first moved to this area 13 years ago…but at the time I was overruled by the majority, so we moved elsewhere. Then 7 years ago, when we moved back into an apartment prior to purchasing our house in DC, I again wanted to move into this place…but was, yet again, overruled by the majority. So, as you might imagine, I was pretty excited about the prospect of finally being able to live in the place I had wanted to live in the past, as I am now the majority of any of my life decisions. And, as you might also imagine, I was pretty sad when I found out earlier this week that I will not, in fact, be able to move into this particular place. There is temptation, at least for me, to dismiss those emotions, those unmet expectations as ridiculous, as petty, as unimportant. We do, at times, build expectations in life that are inevitably unmet...and, it’s true, we do need to see those unmet expectations and move past them, we do need to recognize their smallness in the greater picture. And also, I think simultaneously stopping, noticing and processing our emotions surrounding those expectations, even if seemingly unimportant in the grand scheme of things, instead of simply dismissing them as invalid, is a worthwhile practice. I hope you have an amazing week, my friends. Love Krista  Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. -Mary Oliver
Dear Friends, This past weekend many across the world were able to experience a bucket list item while staying in the comfort of their own homes. The Aurora Borealis took to the sky in areas that normally do not see this majestic sight, giving many the chance to experience this amazing wonder without traveling to do so. Unfortunately, because we had some pretty stellar thunder and lightning storms this past weekend in my area, I was not one of those someones who got to have this experience this past weekend…yes, yes I certainly was both excited for and jealous of all the pictures that popped up on my social media, of all the folks I know personally who got to experience this once in a lifetime event. And yet, as I sat by the creek on Sunday afternoon with my boys, enjoying the bright green of spring all around us, coupled with blue skies on a crisp spring day in a spot we frequented during their young childhood, the quote by Mary Oliver popped into my head. “Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” Experiencing the Aurora Borealis in its fullness is still very much on my bucket list, that has not changed…but, my dear friend, we can be astonished every day, every single day, so long as we notice and pay attention. I hope you have an astonishing week, my friend. Love Krista  Dear Friends,
One of my friends reminded me, last week after I wrote the blog post about taking risks, about the risk some of our kids are about to embark on…this shift, this movement out of the house and into the world. This shift is not without risk, nerves, fear. It’s not just uncomfortable for them though, this new journey can be uncomfortable and scary for those in their lives also. Even so, we all have to be willing to take risks, to stretch ourselves, to find new pathways on this journey in order to learn and grow…and we all have to be willing to allow those whom we love in our lives to take risks, to stretch themselves, to find new pathways on this journey. It might not feel all that natural, as we’ve spent years trying our best to protect these kids in our lives, but that transition is an important one. This Sunday is Mother’s Day, a day I know is not always easy, it’s not without grief for some, and is a fraught day for many, and I see and acknowledge the hardship and sadness that this day holds for many. It’s also a day to celebrate those who nurture us in our lives, who help walk through life with us, who see us and help us grow…and perhaps, for us mamas or nurturers out there, it might be a day to hold our littles who might not be so little anymore a little more loosely, to allow them a little more freedom, and to recognize the importance of letting go a little more. I hope you have an amazing week, my friend. Love Krista  Dear Friends,
My niece, nephew and I were at the National Zoo last weekend. It was a spectacularly beautiful spring day to spend walking around the zoo…we rode the carousel, we ate some ice cream, we looked at the various animals. While we were there, we had the privilege of seeing one of the orangutans walking the o-line. If you haven’t been to this particular zoo, the o-line is two cables that connect towers between a couple of different ape enclosures. The orangutans can move freely between said enclosures with the help of the o-line far above the ground…it’s a rare treat for me to see an orangutan on the o-line, so it really did feel like a privilege. Now, this endeavor, moving between those two enclosures far above the earth, might feel perfectly safe to those orangutans, but it sure does feel risky to me the few times I’ve experienced them walking that o-line at the zoo. I talked, last week, about the spaces in life that feel easy to take risks, and those spaces that feel a little harder, a little more scary to take risks..perhaps to put ourselves out there when things might not feel like a sure bet. Those spaces are scary, when we don’t have that sure bet, but they are also spaces where, oftentimes, we learn and grow most rapidly. They might not always feel easy, they might not be a sure bet, but I think when we’re willing to step out and stretch ourselves, and perhaps do those things that feel a little harder, there’s real potential for growth. Just like those orangutans, taking a risk to move from one environment to another, sometimes we have to take a risk to bring about real and lasting change in our own lives…it might not be comfortable, it might be downright scary, but it gives us the potential for growth and change. 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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