by Julia Carpenter | Jan 13, 2022 | Happiness, Hope, Inner Strength, Letting Go, Resilience
I took the week off from my blog last week because I was moving. This was the culmination of big changes that I initiated in my life months and months ago. I’ll admit, at first it was scary. But, making these changes was a true example of taking my yoga...
by Julia Carpenter | Dec 30, 2021 | Change & Transition, Hope
I don’t have a crystal ball that tells me what the new year will bring. I can only live in this moment. And then the next moment. And then the moment after that. I can only work and trust so that I create a new year that brings me joy in each...
by Julia Carpenter | Dec 16, 2021 | Hope
This week, we are continuing our end of year rituals to help us move from last year into the new year. First, we looked back at the year and all of the things that went right for us. Then, we looked at all of the things we wanted to let go of from 2021. Now,...
by Julia Carpenter | Dec 2, 2021 | Gratitude, Happiness, Hope, Inner Strength, Resilience
December is here, the last month of the year. 2021 is nearing completion. I was talking to a friend the other day, and we were sharing about all of the challenges that we were facing as the year was coming to a close. It felt easy to get bogged by the negative. Then,...
by Julia Carpenter | Nov 4, 2021 | Fighting Depression, Happiness, Hope, Inner Strength, Resilience, Stress Relief
Today I woke up in a cloud of fog. Literally. I looked out my window, and there was a beautiful mist surrounding my home, the trees, the landscape. I went outside. I could barely see through the fog, it was so thick. It made me feel like the morning was mystical,...
by Julia Carpenter | Mar 25, 2021 | Hope
Earlier this week, I was feeling hopeless. Powerless about an issue I was going through with my young son. It was a hard place to be. This hopeless place. I could feel it in how I was carrying my body. Shoulders hunched in, protecting my heart. I could feel it in my...