I am happiest when I am working toward a goal. Last year at this time, I was fully committed to becoming a yoga teacher; I had the courses planned out, the hotel reservations made, and an end date to look forward to. I loved it. The breast cancer thing got in my way, but it did not stop me. In May of 2012, I finished my 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training with Todd Norian and Ann Greene. I made some amazing friends, started teaching several classes, and now I am doing it. In the next few weeks I have two different yoga series starting up and they are both full! Very cool.
I should feel content, right? But of course I am not. It must be my inner life-long learner. I am just not fully happy unless I am in pursuit of something!
I have been playing around on the internet trying to find my next thing. I have been watching videos and reading books. I love to travel, and while this is sort of a goal, it doesn't feel quite like a goal I work toward.
So I asked my family what they thought about hiking to Everest Base Camp. Of course they think I am a crazy person, especially since I am not fond of the cold, but still, I think this is something I could really get into!
How did you do with your challenge not to buy anything new last year? I decided to not buy anything made in China this year. I am good about checking food labels, but so often I buy something--a ramekin, a mug, a scarf--without looking at the label, only to realize weeks later that it was made in China. Anyway, I was thinking of you and your challenge last year.
ReplyDeleteI did a blog post just for you! I was thinking about doing this as a recap, but wasn't sure anyone would care!!!
DeleteFirst, I'd love to see a recap of the "buy nothing" challenge.
ReplyDeleteAnd second, Everest sounds amazing. Why not go big? I'm behind you 100% (for whatever that's worth ;)
Well if anyone I know can pull that off, it would be you! Can't wait to see what you'll be cooking up!
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