Third Quarter

.October is upon us.  I don't know what you are experiencing, but it seems to me that the speed with which time is passing is fluctuating so much it could give a person whiplash! August was slooooow, but September flashed by. Now October is here, and the holidays are not far behind, so we will have plenty to keep us occupied in the coming months.   I like to use this time of year to take stock of what has come to fruition, based on my plans/goals set way back in January. A little Q4 inventory, if you will.  

2021, much like 2020, has been filled with proverbial curve balls and X factors.  There is no easy or casual way to ascertain the toll that disruption and loss has taken on so many people.  I am humbled to note that, through the wildness of the days, my personal experience has been quite calm and without much disruption.  Different yes, but still steady as she goes.  Not so much for some. One of my daughters  graduated high school in 2020 and lost so many of the traditional milestones of a senior year.  Her freshman year of college was completely derailed by the challenge of illness and changing campus policies, so 2021 has meant moving into her own apartment and working 2 jobs until her vision for the future calls her to a different path. We are two sides of a shared Life coin.  I have heard so many stories, some of deep loss, some where circumstances have actually improved. While the landscape of our lives has been so different, maybe even scary due to the X or "novel"  factors, we are still here.  We have adapted.  In some ways the challenges have even catalyzed clarity about how we want to spend the precious moments of our lives here on the earth, and with whom. Just today, two of my most long time friends have used the term "life is short" in our phone and text conversations. Another commentary on the measure of time.  
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Looking back over the bumps and curves of the first three quarters of 2021, I am mostly satisfied with the progress.  I hope you are.  As we rocket toward the end of the year, I hope you are caring for yourselves and feeling connected, within and to others. I invite you to join me for yoga this week, before I literally head for the hills of Blowing Rock, NC to share some of my gifts on retreat with the amazing Jennifer Smith-Kenny of JKS Yoga.   Click the link below when the time is right. 

xo Nicole ​