A common theme in my world lately has been the idea and practice of letting go. Life and yoga have been intersecting quite often for me and I draw a lot of inspiration from my experiences in the studio. Recently, many of my yoga classes have been focused on the practice of letting go. I’ve …

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Today is my 26th birthday. The quote below perfectly describes how I want to live out my 26th year (and the rest of my life). “When we focus on leading a passionate, meaningful life, we are also inadvertently creating a spectacular ripple effect of inspiration in the lives around us. When one person follows a …

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Getting gutsy means being brutally honest, even when you don’t want to be. It means being authentic and real…and sometimes part of being real means admitting that everything is not okay. Yesterday morning, I tweeted the following: I was a bit surprised when the tweet received a few favorites and several replies of people agreeing …

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Progress is a funny thing. Just when you think you aren’t making any…just when you feel like nothing has changed, not even a little bit, all of a sudden, something clicks. Progress. This process reminded me of Ashley’s beautiful post about being happy where we are. In it, she refers to the “gradually, then suddenly” …

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Every January, I dutifully sit at my computer and  research and map out all the races I want to run that year to reach my goal of 12 races in 2012 or 13 races in 2013. I plot out my weekly Broad Street Run training schedule and organize my calendar to my little Type A …

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A couple of weeks ago I awoke to an email from a colleague and friend. He had sent me a $10 Starbucks gift certificate. Totally out of the blue and for no reason other than to be kind and make my day. I’m always trying to find ways to be more thoughtful and this simple, …

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I am consistently amazed by the people who read this blog and are part of the #GetGutsy community. In a recent newsletter, I asked readers to reply and share their big, scary and exciting goal with me. That one goal or dream that keeps them up at night. Many did…and WOW. We have an incredible …

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