"Man I HATE white people vacations!" a white college-aged boy shouts from up the trail. I laugh so hard my voice echoes. We were on our way down from the Chimney Tops trail in the Smokey Mountains. The college-aged kid and his two other friends were on their way up and had stopped to ask us… Continue reading An Ode To Hiking
Month: June 2016
Updates, Steven Tyler, and Prana & Apana
Firstly, an update on my brother, since it actually was getting under my skin that I never updated my blog about how everything was going (and it's a monstrous pet peeve of mine, when people are quick to communicate tragedy/bad news, but feel zero impetus to communicate the resolution): He's doing better. Surgery went well… Continue reading Updates, Steven Tyler, and Prana & Apana
Motorcycles, Mindset, and the Only Job I Can Do
Scene: Evening. I'm scheduled to teach a 6 pm and a 7:30 pm class. My phone is playing music through the stereo. A lovely group of people come in for the first class. At 6, I shut the door and take my spot at the front. "So, good afternoon, everyone," I sing out. My natural… Continue reading Motorcycles, Mindset, and the Only Job I Can Do
That (Not This) Abby Rose 