#consciousharmony

[abirobins]

I’ve really come to love this back yard. It’s not much, but it feels so good to me. • • • I’ve had an incredibly emotional week. From starting business consulting (which is basically therapy just with more talk about how little money I make), to working to manage my mental state, to an intimate group mentor session with a respected teacher, to some incredible but scary good news, to standing up and sharing a hard truth in church this morning. Oh, and can’t forget couple’s therapy tonight! Let me tell you, it’s been a week. • • • This place has felt good and restful. I feel grateful for a moment to catch my breath before diving into another week. • • • So, where do you recharge? • • • #spiritualhardhatsrequired #consciousconstruction #yogateacher #mentor #enneagram #faithfullylgbt #consciousharmony #rest #Sabbath #backyard #sundayfunday #austin #austintx #atx #therapy #outside #freshair #queerchristian #recharge #selfcare #selfcompassion #takeyourtime (at Austin, Texas)

[abirobins]

My mantra for the foreseeable future. In my meeting with Tim Wednesday that I posted about yesterday, it didn't just end with me sobbing. I asked for help and he put me in my place. I had my ass handed to me. (Or, as a sweet lady from church put it more gently, 'someone held up a mirror for me.') Tim pointed out where I wasn't doing my work. Where I was lax on my commitment to centering and balancing myself. He showed me, so clearly, where I was getting my meaning from life, and it wasn't the right place. He told me I had lost my center and it was time to focus on what was important. And I sat there. I didn't argue (although, at times I wanted to), I just listened. I took it in. I sat with it. And then I realized how right he was. This phrase came to me yesterday while sitting in #yogatherapy training. I had a clear moment of self observation and realized my mind is always racing with negative thoughts and arguments. I'm so quick to judge and I always think I know what's best for people. Not great qualities for the line of work I'm trying to get into. So, now is a wonderful time for me to shut the fuck up and do my Work. • • • #yoga #realyoga #yogaforlife #yogaforbalance #centering #centeringprayer #contemplative #contemplativechristian #shutup #dowork #stfu #atxyoga #atxyogateacher #atxyogis #consciousharmony (at The Church of Conscious Harmony)