The Balancing Way

One of my fav holidays is Christmas This year is different. I won’t be able to hug my grandparents or dad (if you truly know me, you know I’m a hugger) Hugs in the mail willl keep me optimistic that one day we will get to hug again ... My one and only Ava is shared between homes. Although this comes with lots of mixed emotions! I strive to not let the feelings over take me but better yet I find gratitude that my girl is super duper loved by other people that we chose to be in her life. I find gratitude in that I am spending my first Christmas with a man who loves me for who I am and appreciates everything I do. I find comfort in my new home I also love my Christmas hat I am sure this Christmas is different for YOU too, find your gratitude and with that comes peace & love

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I appreciate, REST. Novel idea, I know! We live in a culture that is deprived of rest and relaxation AND... SILENCE. Yes, it still exists. At times it is just buried under the chatter. Silence is an invitation. When we spend time in silence (ex. meditation) we hear things we haven’t heard in so long.

Loosing loved ones has taught me this. Yoga has helped me practice this

2020 is coming to an end. I have taken A LOT of personal time this year, I unplugged in a big way. My drive to teach yoga and guide mindfulness with a side of self love sat in the back seat this past year. While I could try and figure out.. What does Shannon really want to do now?... I had no idea. I just wanted to sleep and be alone. My goals. Dreams. Visions were UN plugged while I learnt how to understand my new way of living. When my divorce snuck up on me so did covid-19. I lost a lot of what I knew and entered a world where nothing looked the same and fear was real the anxiety was real. Letting go was real. When my family life changed I had to accept that I was only left with memories moving forward and the friendships I made would either rise & shine or I would just be grateful for the time I had and be okay with goodbyes I would learn how to share my daughter a small human I spent 24/7 with now had to be shared and adjusting to that was enough to make my heart hurt and feel heavy most days. But I would continue to smile for her I would be strong at all times. I worked full time front line through my divorce/ covid -19 I cried with family members who couldn’t sit with their loved ones as they passed. I watched human life fall apart at the seams from a health care perspective. Needed surgeries were cancelled, mandatory tests were cancelled, and the halls at work became quiet and weary IT WAS A REAL EYE OPENER THAT WHAT I ONCE KNEW IS NOT WHAT I KNOW ANYMORE and that I AM NOT ALONE. Every single individual has a story. Heart ache. Hard times. I was far from alone. It truly took unplugging to learn that it’s not happening to me better yet for me, that all the changes and fear were stepping stones to helping others; helping me. This past year has given me so much growth, I can’t stop now! Far from healed; but it’s MY story and moving forward I decide how I feel Stay Tuned for 2021 when I Plug Back In! Shan