why do you do what you do?
in remembrance and gratitude
thanks for your patience with me during my brief hiatus
i’ve been busy experiencing life and love in the present!
a 2-month recap
i celebrated my 24th year of life the only way a native southerner knows how: on horseback, in the blistering july heat (thank you to my life partner for making my bucket-list daydreams a reality). i soaked up sunshine like medicine. as the man who knits outside my train station says, “i come from the sun.”
in august, i formally said goodbye to my corporate career, attended an adult slumber party, and honored the new moon at my monthly women’s circle.
this month, i started my master’s program. i can’t imagine a more fitting time to embark on this endeavor to envision and fight for a socially just, healed world.
lately i’ve been meditating on this verse from the Bhagavad Gita (“Song of God”):
It is far better to discharge one’s prescribed duties, even though faultily, than another’s duty perfectly. Destruction in the course of performing one’s own duty is better than engaging in another’s duties, for to follow another’s path is dangerous. (BG 3.35)
my translation: better to crash and burn walking in my purpose than succeed wildly at something never meant for me.
i haven’t regretted for a second diving into holistic healing and social work. right now, that means 5 classes, interning at a high school 3 days a week, and working part-time.
i couldn’t do this without the support of my incredibly loving partner, and powers much greater than me working in my life to let the pieces fall into place.
i love you all dearly!
yours,
christina
journaling prompt: why do you do the work that you do?
upcoming event: yoga class at the bhakti center – friday, october 24 from 6–7pm (save the date — more details to come on eventbrite)
we miss you :) stay heavenly