 Dear Friends,
Transitions, they’re rarely easy. Important, yes, but seldom are they easy. Life has been busy, I haven’t gotten out to walk in the woods very much lately, and I’ve been feeling it. Busyness. Of late, I’ve been noticing a tendency of mine. I’ve been noticing how, in anticipation of the future change and transitions I spoke about last week, I have this tendency to overfill my present time, to “make the most” of the time I have left at this particular stage in my life. And of late, I’ve gotten a bit of much needed push-back due to that particular tendency of mine. I’ve been noticing my reactions to that particular push-back. We all have a choice in how we’re going to react when we get feedback, right? We can choose to listen, to hear what those in our lives are saying, and to integrate that feedback if appropriate. Alternatively we can choose to shut that feedback down and dismiss it. My dear friends, I hope, this week, when we get that inevitable feedback that might not always feel so good to us, we can listen and hear what those in our lives are saying a little more fully. Perhaps we can allow the people in our lives to feel a little more safe so they feel like they can speak into our lives. Perhaps we can integrate that feedback into our lives if that’s appropriate. None of us can do this alone, none of us can do this perfectly, may we be a little more receptive to the wisdom of those around us this week, even when it stings a bit. I hope you have an amazing week, my friends. Love Krista
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 Dear Friends,
A few weeks ago I was walking down a trail I’ve walked countless times previously. As I meandered I was noticing the regularity, the familiarity of the world around me. I was noticing how it all looked as it had previously. There were some new things I noticed, this pile of rocks to my left that looked a bit like I would imagine a fairy garden to look like…I hadn’t noticed those rocks, or if I had, I hadn’t internalized it….but mostly it all looked familiar to me. As I walked I was thinking about an upcoming life transition of mine. With one kid entering his last year of high school very soon and the other following the next year, transitions and life shifts have been on the horizon and have been settling into my body and my mind of late. There is this comfort in the familiar, right? There is a regularity, a coziness in knowing what’s going to come next, in what feels familiar. There’s a comfort in knowing what’s going to come next on the trail ahead of us, to see the markers that allow us to know where we are. And while we can and do grow and change in the familiar, I think there is a certain amount of forced growth and change that comes in the transitions, in the life shifts. But it doesn’t mean they're easy, right? Those transitions, those life shifts are important, essential…but never easy. My dear friends, may we breathe a little deeper into our transitions, into our life shifts this week. May we take comfort in those spaces in our life that continue to have regularity and familiarity, and may we look at our coming change with the knowledge that those shifts are also so very important. I hope you have an amazing week, my friends. Love Krista  Dear Friends,
I was walking in the woods on one of those insanely hot days a few weeks ago. It’s always cooler in the park, so while it was hot, it wasn’t so stifling. I was walking a trail along the water, just enjoying the sounds of the world around me, and a park that was fairly deserted on a weekend due to the heat. As I hiked, I came across a trail I frequent, and decided to take a left up that trail to do a bit of a bigger loop then I had originally planned. I walked up the hill, and away from the coolness of the water and got hotter and hotter. While the world around me was still nice and shaded, the combination of increasing my elevation, and moving away from the water really increased my temperature. So instead of completing that loop, I took the first shortcut I came across and went back down to the water to continue my walk. There are times, my friends, when we need to figure out how to give ourselves some relief from the heat, where we need to find a little more ease, where we need to give ourselves permission to take what we need. There are times when we just need to take that shortcut. I hope, this week, if you need a little more ease, you can give yourself permission to take it. Have an amazing week, my friends. Love Krista  Dear Friends,
Sometimes we simply need to make a plan. Remember last week and my total lack of motivation? Yeah, me too. So, my severe lack of motivation continued through the weekend last weekend. It felt near impossible to get myself to do anything in all honesty. Sunday afternoon I was feeling it. I was feeling down and unmotivated…but I knew I would feel better if I got myself outside. So midway through Sunday I made myself a plan and wrote it down. Part of my plan was to take a nap for a bit, as I was really tired, but to set my alarm and get myself up. After my alarm went off, my plan was to get down to the park and go for a nice long hike…and then on the way home my plan was to stop by the pool, take a dip, and spend an hour or so reading by the pool. I made my plan, I wrote it down, I executed it…and it was exactly what I needed…I just felt so much better after making and following my plan. There are times, my friends, where we simply need to make ourselves a tangible plan to motivate ourselves to do those things that we know will help us be and feel our best selves. I hope you have an amazing week, my friends. 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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