Filling in the gap

I started this blog last summer, and then stopped like I always do with my journaling. Don't know why exactly. So, now I am starting again. I won't worry so much about having pictures or not having something to say. I will just write when I can. Perhaps what I have to say will be interesting to someone else, but it is enough to write for me. It helps me to get to know myself. The thing is, I have had a very interesting year which would have been good to write about so I could see how far I have come. The name of this blog "Dancing on the Branches of Life" continues to be an appropriate title.

I might fill in some of the gaps of this past year and even publish things that I wrote during this time. Here is a brief overview of my year. Last December I started my 200 hour yoga teacher certification, spending two weeks at Kripalu in the Berkshires. I completed the final two weeks of training there at the end of January into February. It was a challenging but worthwhile experience and it feels good to have this certification now.

In March I decided to try renting my house out since the selling market was so bad. In a matter of three days I had someone who wanted to rent it for two years. They wanted to bring their own furniture, so I had to move out completely by May 15th. I managed to get rid of quite of bit of my stuff, put some in storage and am now living the life of a gypsy.

I found a room to rent from a woman on Cape Cod, but that did not go well. I moved out on my birthday, June 13th and stayed a few weeks with my friend Paula. Then I found a place to stay till the end of the summer. So, here I am at the end of the summer trying to decide where to go next. The summer has flown by as usual, but I found time to bike, golf, and even kyack over the course of the last two months. I continue to drive to Connecticut to check on my mom every other weekend, which is where I am today. The amazing thing is that I am learning more and more how to be content and even happy wherever I am, even at my mom's!

Well this is a start. Hopefully my writing will get more interesting as I go along. As famous yoga teacher Pattabhi Jois always said, "practice, practice, practice.