Thankful

It was Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend and we spent it giving thanks for what we have and how fortunate we have been over the years.

Trail walking

We hosted this year and are thankful for out-of-town family who made the trip up. There was good conversation and delicious food, a playful baby, happy dogs, walks in the park, drinks on the deck, and late-night catch-ups around the table.

After a tough year, we all have our health and happiness, and, for that, we are all thankful.

Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian readers and a good fall morning to everyone else!

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October Love

Just some seasonal loving.

Why October is gorgeous.

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Working Hard or Hardly Working...Can You Spot The Difference?

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25 Ways Autumn Is Awesome

                               

1. Jeans
2. Socks
3. Colourful leaves
4. Warm drinks
5. Hikes in the woods
6. Pie
7. Baked apples
8. Cinnamon
9. Jar candles
10. Scarves
11. Sweaters
12. Stars
13. Walks
14. Pumpkins
15. Berries and acorns
16. Breezes
17. Throw blankets
18. Chimney smoke
19. Thanksgiving
20. Halloween
21. Firewood
22. Potted mums
23. Books
24. Movie nights
25. Rubber boots

What's on your list? I'm pretty sure that if we ever move somewhere without fall/autumn, I'd be slow to adjust! There's really nothing like it. Happy first weekend of fall!

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Which Circle Do You Live In?...Yeah, I'm Still In The One On The Left Too.

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Hey Wise Guy - Samuel Beckett on Trying and Failure

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I know that our books will be the result of several tens (maybe hundreds?) of drafts and versions.

But I've never been one to be motivated by failure. I've always been more motivated by success. That said, I know that with something new, it's not always successful right off the bat.

So, I'm trying to treat the repetitive, constant, frustrating process of writing and editing/rewriting a book as a part of a learning process. 

And I'm also trying to remember that it's ok to fail. If I put our books out there and nobody buys them, I'll have to get to the place where I'm ok with that...because the books certainly won't be a success if they're never out there in the first place. That'd surely be a bigger failure. 

This post is part of a new tag series - 'Hey Wise Guy' and 'Hey Wise Gal' - words of wisdom we can all enjoy, on just about everything.

Counting Down To Yoga Teacher Training

So you may have noticed that I added a 'Countdown to Yoga Teacher Training' widget to the blog last week...just to the right over there...

A good friend and I will be starting a yoga instructors course very soon! We start in early October and will 'graduate' next May, with a 200 hour Yoga Alliance course. We'll be certified to teach Hot Power, Power, Vinyasa, Hatha Flow or Classical Hatha Yoga classes.

And we both couldn't be more excited!

For any fellow yogis/yoginis out there, here is what the training course includes:

• History and Philosophy of Yoga
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Breathing Techniques
• Yoga Postures and Proper Alignment 
• Teaching Methodology
• Business and Ethics
• Practicum

We've got our notebooks ready and our pencils sharpened...back to school we go. Now, to buy a few more yoga tops! Classes are every Tuesday night between October and May and one weekend each month, so I'm going to need a few more pieces of class-friendly clothing in my wardrobe.

I'll be posting class tidbits and updates on here, I'm sure!

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