this week in greatness

I confess there are more than a handful of times in the last couple weeks were I haven't been truly present. Living in the moment is something I enjoy, so this is a bit frustrating for me. As of late, life has been reminding me of such and gifted me with some wonder and greatness. So I'm sharing.....

snow.
It is January in Minneapolis and we have almost no snow. I can see grass in my yard. On occasion, this makes me sad. I like snow. It makes winter worthwhile. Last night while walking Jack around the lake (and dodging all the set-up and crew for the US Pond Hockey tourney at Nokomis this weekend), it started to snow big, fluffy flakes. It snowed pretty much the entire walk, then stopped as if it snowed only for me. That's what I will believe anyway.

tripod headstand.
I have worked this pose for months and been so close to the full expression. Until this week, one day I just popped up into it (twice). It feels like floating upside down. Because yoga is a practice, I don't expect to always be able to do it. Knowing I can (and did) is great. Now to work on supported headstand!

those darn kids.
My friend's kids are amazing. This week I received two wonderful gifts from those little angels. Harper made me a star magnet. Maria drew me a picture with the note "I love you Karin" (Jane sent it to me in the mail). Sweet.