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Thoughts + Light

Because Titmouse

12/29/2019

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​I painted a titmouse this year and I love her. ⁣
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I painted a titmouse because I had “explore watercolor painting” on my 2019 vision board, and so I explored watercolor this year. ⁣
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I painted a titmouse because I’m such a quiet sleeper that I randomly said to my husband one morning, “I’m as quiet as a titmouse.” {I don’t know if titmice are really all that quiet.}⁣
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I painted a titmouse for my friend Amber, who loved my analogy and is now a fan of the titmouse, too. ⁣
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And also, because titmouse. ⁣
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Pause

12/24/2019

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​Hey so guess what!⁣
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Today, you have permission to pause. ⁣
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Instead of ⁣
Shipping and shopping...⁣
Easing and freeing ⁣
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Instead of ⁣
Wrapping and recipes...⁣
Allowing and flowing ⁣
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Instead of ⁣
Packing and prepping...⁣
Breathing and slowing ⁣
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Allow some gentleness and some grace. ⁣
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Bring in some wonder and some peace. ⁣
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Let there be calm. Let there be bright. ⁣
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Namaste

12/20/2019

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​The divine in me honors and recognizes the divine in you.
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Another Tree Poem

12/17/2019

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​let the breath of the wind acknowledge⁣
all the things ⁣
from which our lips can refrain⁣
then we’ll curl up in the arms of⁣
heavy trees⁣
and toast to redemption ⁣
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~ Emily Nielsen 🌳
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The Intention of Ease

12/14/2019

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In my yoga practice, and when I’m teaching yoga classes to others, I love to bring in the idea of inviting an intention into the hour. Just a silent word or a phrase, something I’d like to bring into my own life or something I’d like to extend to someone else. 
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My word for the last couple years has been “ease.” Letting go of the need to fight against or push through, to prove myself right or to overdo efforts that may only leave me feeling deflated. ⁣⁣
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Since welcoming the concept of EASE as much as possible (this little painting hangs above my mirror), I’ve been grateful to remind myself that struggle shouldn’t be the norm; that flow is more likely to happen when we don’t dam its path. ⁣
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Finding the route of least resistance doesn’t necessarily equate to laziness. It can mean self-knowledge that can springboard us into some pretty amazing fulfillment. ⁣
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Wishing you ease today. ⁣
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    by Emily Nielsen

    "I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition." 
    - Martha Washington

    I'm a lively, fun-loving mother of two and small fitness studio owner who may drink champagne in glitter one night and drink green smoothies and stretch the next. Hence, my studio is called Balance. I help women reach their best physical and spiritual selves through kick-ass workouts mixed with gentle yoga and joyful affirmations. It works.

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