Wednesday 19 September 2012

Work in progress

So, times have changed and I have to say that right now I barely recognise my life. But last week I met somebody at my yoga teacher's leaving party who knew my name having recognised me from this blog, and told me that reading it was what led her to seek out the aforementioned teacher. Nice feeling, huh? And it did lead me to wonder a little about blogging, and whether there was time and space for me to have another think about it.
But for anyone who might possibly read this and isn't also my twitter/facebook/actual real-life friend (is there anyone??) things are changing, biiiiig time. Since coming home from Thailand in April I continued working in the yoga centre, but shortly after returning I received a very exciting offer to go back to Purple Valley in Goa for the whole of next season and help to look after the guests. Erm, yes please? 
And then having accepted the job, through a combination of factors I ended up finding a new teacher, who (in a thoroughly appropriate way, I promise) I am head-over-heels crazy about. And then shortly afterwards I started dating, and somehow managed to meet somebody quite wonderful who is now also practicing ashtanga, with my teacher, and is similarly hooked. My practice has changed a lot too, but that's to be expected I suppose as life changes around me at a pace I barely even recognise. 

I try not to be too smug, but some days that's a struggle. And other days I'm just so exhausted from my practice and the tinges of anxiety that threaten about the upcoming 6-month trip that I just don't have it in me to be smug. 

I'm remembering to be grateful.

I'm working on just being in the moment. 

It's a work in progress, shall we say.


12 comments:

  1. By your blog silence all these months I figured that you must have grabbed life by the horns and are busy rolling with it - which, clearly, you are! Congrats on the Goa gig, on love, new teacher and all good things. So happy for you!!

    When are you in Goa by the way?

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  2. Congratulations! Look forward to hearing more about it, maybe...

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  3. Glad life's going well for you Mel. You seem to have all your Ducks in a nice row.

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  4. So nice to hear all your good news Mel!

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  5. thanks all :)
    I leave on 21st October - so in a month! aaaggghhh!! TRYING not to freak but not always managing it.

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  6. I am one of those who does not know you, but follow your blog, so thx for the update. Happy to hear you are doing so well and looking forward to lots of posts from Purple Valley

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  7. Hey! I am the one who spoke to you at C's leaving party! I am so glad that our small chat made you reconsider blogging! :) I am a bit shy and hesitated to speak with you but I'm really glad I did as I really wanted to say thank you! Have a great time in Goa and if you decide to share your adventures I will be delighted to read about them!

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  8. Wow, you're not kidding when you say there's been change! That's an awful lot of change. And this:

    "I try not to be too smug, but some days that's a struggle."

    is so lovely to read. I LOVE that 'I can't stop grinning, seriously, I can't, I hope it's not annoying anyone' feeling that comes from a life well lived.

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  9. Smugness can be dangerous. Just when you think you have control of your world something comes along and knocks you sideways...still, the "something" could be nothing, and I have somebody willing to look after me if things get tough. But that's life isn't it? We think we can control it but there are always curve balls...

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  10. Absolutely - enjoying the highs without dreading the lows is where I aim to be.

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  11. Congrats on the job offer and do keep up the blogging you touch more peoples lives that you probably realise.

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