Change

Yikes. For the first time in a long time I feel like I have a moment to stop and catch my breath. Life has been crazy busy, as you can see from my lack of a blog post for a whole month!! But crazy busy in a good way...

On my run tonight I couldn't help but think about change. There I was, running the same road I ran before, thankful for the cooler autumn air and beautiful sunset, just as I was one year ago; but oh my, how much things have changed in one year.

Cuda has grown from a 12-pound puppy into an 80-pound puppy. Mike and I have visited two new continents, Asia and Europe. My friends are getting married and having babies. Business is picking up at work. Even our house that we moved into just a little over a year ago has gone through a grand transformation with walls torn down, bathrooms re-done, and new furniture decorating each room.

But the biggest thing that has changed is me.

It's nothing too obvious like I cut my hair, quit my job, or gained 50 pounds. My changes have been on the inside. They have been small, but they've made a huge difference in my life. Somehow I have connected to happiness within myself, and that has let my life just bloom! I contribute a lot of it to my yoga practice and the teacher training I completed at Bala Vinyasa.

I have found peace with where I am at in my life and have given up the need for a detailed roadmap outlining all the future stops on my journey. I have made more friends in the last year than I did throughout four years of college. I have become a better wife to my husband, and in turn I love him even more. And I have become a happier, more "this is the real Sara" at work, and in turn I love my job even more. Plus I have started teaching yoga at my studio, and can't get enough!

Perhaps one of the biggest changes I have noticed in myself is my ability to handle stress - to just take in and deal with life. As I mentioned, I have been BUSY the last few months. But unlike in the past, I have not lost my cool, I have not taken my stress out on my husband, and I've managed to balance (to some degree!) work, play, family, friends, and sweat (meaning exercise!). As my to-do list piled up, I happily worked through what was necessary, and found joy in having the opportunity to have to "do" all the things in my life. What a blessed life I have!

Yes, my friends, change is good.