BEING YOU, IT’S A PRIVILEGE!

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. - Joseph Campbell

Most people - probably even you - would agree with a truth that they are unrepeatable: nobody on this earth - alive, dead, not born yet - is exactly like them, has been or will be again.

With Brave Wings She Flys......

“What happens if I fall? Oh my darling, but what if you fly?”

Big Steps and Learning to Fly

We are constantly learning as we move through our life's journey. As a classically trained dancer with a strong foundation in ballet, I have learned how to roll with the punches and improvise at life and my ever evolving career. The discipline I learned at the Barre from a very early age has shaped me as well as each stumble, injury, and standing "O". There are moments of joy and moments of disappointment but they all belong to me. What I learn from them and move forward with is my choice. Divine Moxie is my next move forward. It started with a bit of inspiration while teaching a Vinyasa practice. A question that I posed to my students but hadn't really answered yet myself....

“How do you define yourself?”

Dancer? Yogi? Mind Body Instructor? Daughter? Wife? Mom? Stand Up Paddleboarder? All of the above and then some.....

Some people use their job description as a self-description.....

"I am a software engineer"

Some even use their relationships or other affiliations.....

"I am ___________'s wife, mom, brother-in-law"

Others use their belief system......

"I am an atheist"

"I am a (pick a political party)"

Defining yourself is a highly personal process, and no method of defining yourself is “wrong.” Sitting on the couch a few years ago with my husband, my best friend and her husband from college, we somehow started talking about what direction I saw myself heading in as my children started approaching being grown and flown and BOOM! Divine Moxie was, well, defined.

A glass of wine can do that to you....

But where do you go from there? After several years of teaching Yoga, continually evolving through practice on and off my mat and paddleboard, the path has led me to take all of my "talk" about Divine Moxie live to a weekly blog and hopefully a bunch of new possibilities. So as I start this adventure and branch out beyond my mat and the studio I hope to add some light and love in your life. Each day brings something new and is a fresh page to add to the journey of life that we are all on. So here goes a leap of faith as I begin an adventure of a blog. Keep an eye out for links to ocpaddleboardnj.com where you can catch me on the water and the dock in the summer and at https://www.goldsgym.com/falls-church-rt-50/class-schedule where I teach VinyasaFlow, Barre Above & Pilates from late August until mid-June.

We learn from the past but we don't live there, so with the knowledge of the past, my heart in the present, I am looking forward to the future and what new adventures it has to bring.

May the light in me join with the light in you and the two become one

Namaste,

Kimberly