Sometime in the middle of May of last year, I got this intense feeling that things were about to change, that there was a major transition happening. I didn’t know then that the transition I was feeling was going to carry me through the rest of the year, and it is still just getting started. Of course, all of life is a transition really, a process of moving from one thing to the next. This is partly why, after reviewing the whole year, I have decided that it shall henceforth be known as…
2009: Year of the Foot
First chakra issues abounded. There were money issues of increasing obnoxiousness all year, and expensive problems in the house. Tribe was out of whack, too: Scott’s father moved into a nursing home, and his brother divorced, and our relationship had lots of uncomfortable lows and terrific highs, instead of its usual even keel. My father didn’t speak to me for five months, and working with my mother became increasingly stressful.
On the positive first chakra side, this was the year that Baltimore really felt like home. It has always felt like home to me, but this year I felt the roots; now it is a place where I often run into people I know, and I don’t mind it a bit. The studios feel like more of a community to me now that I am teaching there. I see familiar faces almost every day. Physically, I rediscovered the joy of yin, femininity, and toenail polish, and the enduring thrall and empowerment of a fabulous pair of heels.
That said, the year in review:
Accomplishments
- became a yoga teacher
- wrote consistently for the first time since college
- wrote poetry for the first time since college
- finished at least four short stories
- applied, and got into graduate school
- blogged consistently about things no one cares about
- did not move or change jobs!
- took classes 2-4 for a web design certificate
- became the PR director for the Maryland Writers’ Association
- got stronger and more fit
Highlights
- iPhone
- read the entire Harry Potter series
- watched every episode of Buffy (thanks, Tanya!)
- CSA
- got a tattoo
- attended TEDxMidatlantic
- stopped drinking alcohol
- met my new baby cousin
- acquired some really fabulous shoes, like these and these and these and these and these, and these (which aren’t really shoes, but so what, they’re awesome).
- had lots and lots of moments absolutely mindblowing, heartbreaking euphoria
Lowlights
- that weird stress / mystery stomach thing that lasted for five months
- my hair looks weird in all of the pictures from the teacher training
- Scott’s father’s illness
- really lousy birthday
And for 2010…
Here is what is going to happen, in the abstract:
- love and be loved passionately
- give generously and receive abundance
- carry with me the mindblowing, heartbreaking euphoria and excitement about life from the past year, only more, more, more
- become smarter and sharper as I hone my craft
- see more of the good will in the world
- have a body that is increasingly healthy and strong
- joy love joy
And here is what is on deck for 2010, in the concrete:
- finish the 200 and 500 hour trainings (still need to write the paper for the 200)
- finish the web design certificate
- complete at least two graduate classes
- financial self-suffiicence, by fulfilling means
- learn a crazy new physical skill – trapeze, acro-yoga, something like that
- travel solo at least once
- get to a beach
- wear sandals whenever possible
Yes! So, hi 2010. I’m ready for what’s next. More, more, more.
