Carefree

Dear Friends,

This past week I had the deep privilege of leading a retreat to the beautiful Costa Rica for a week.  It was a fabulous week of connection, adventure, rest, yoga and movement, fantastic food that appeared magically and just plain fun.

Mid-week, as I was floating in the pool with a few other ladies, one of my retreat goers said this week was the most carefree she thinks she’s been since she was a child.

That statement has been turning over in my mind ever since.  

Obviously we can’t live in a state of carefree all the time, we have responsibilities and daily tasks that have to get done.  We have a life that has to be lived.  We have to feed and clothe ourselves and those with whom we’re responsible for.  But, my friend, I think there is a deep benefit in finding spaces of carefree…and I wonder how it might feel in our minds and our bodies if we spent a little more time stepping away and cultivating carefree spaces even in the midst of our very real responsibilities.

I do think that, while it might help, we don’t have to exit our lives to cultivate carefree spaces.  I think we can cultivate those spaces of carefree while living in the here and now, even in the midst of times that feel overwhelming and stressful.

I hope, this week, that you are able to find a little more carefree in your own life, my friend.

Love
Krista