A plane wing breaks through the horizon line of a dusk sky featuring a tiny waxing crescent moon. Personal Reflection: One-Way Flights Sometimes life asks us to move forward without promising what’s next.   I sat across from my massage therapist after a massage during my visit back to Wichita. She asked, “Where do you head next?”   I responded with the words I’d been practicing, “I’ll head to St. Louis to stay with my sister’s family, Denver to stay with my brother’s family, Los Angeles,...

A glassy, turquoise sea meets the mostly clear, blue sky at the horizon line. Personal Reflection: A Vision, Unfolding I was sitting by the ocean the other day when I randomly remembered a vision board I created in spring 2022. It was a period of deep transition–I was a year out of a long-term relationship, wrapping up my first year working at a new school, a few months into teaching yoga, and only just beginning to feel grounded.   With my Mr. Sketch markers and chart paper in hand, I...

A sliver of orange sunset slips between dark clouds over a deep blue ocean. Personal Reflection: Quiet Knowing For those who knew me before 2024, there were about four months at the end of 2023 when I kept saying, “I don’t know yet, but I’ll know in January.”  This was my response to questions about the future. At the time, I was in a wonderful teaching position, loving my students and team, but still felt like something was just a click or two away from alignment. I was exploring next steps...