tennessee williams

One of my very favorite Christmas gifts has been this book given to me by my dear sweet friend, Rachel.

I can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed reading through these mostly short stories….being an avid reader, i must confess that I have been lacking when it comes to southern writers. Especially those of Wolfe, Faulkner, Welty, and Williams.

 I highly encourage you to read Tennessee Williams.

I love finding new reading loves.

I also loved how Rachel knew that I would love this. That’s one of the reasons we are so close—she gets me. And I get her. We’re on the same page and it’s so refreshing to feel that you’ve been “gotten”. Doesn’t it?

Like most of the literary greats, Tennessee lived a pretty fascinating life. Read about his life here.

To buy the same book I have, click here!

Inner Body Bright

Say "Inner Body Bright " to any Anusara student and they will puff up their inner body expanding the light and energy within and soften their outer body radiating positive energy outwards. "Inner Body Bright, Side Body Long" is something you will often hear in Anusara yoga classes - reminding us in each pose to allow the inner light to expand and to soften and pause before applying self effort.  Inner Body Bright reminds us to Open to Grace, to tune in to the currents of our heart and to the pulsating ocean of consciousness within us. 

I’ve been thinking a lot about this subscript principle--Inner Body Bright.

I’ve been thinking about the fact that it honestly doesn’t matter what you look like on the outside. It doesn’t matter how fat you are. How skinny you are. How tall or how short. Those things do not make up who you are.

Who you really are is who you are on the inside. What’s in your heart; what’s in your spirit; what’s in your soul.

I have so many beautiful friends that define who they are by what they look like. And the sad part is, they don’t even realize they do that.  It’s inbred in our society—Looks Matter—is the underlying concept in our world today.

And by no means am I saying that it’s bad to care about your appearance, but it is bad to define who you are by what you look like.

What does matter is who you are when no one is looking. What does matter is how you treat and view yourself. What does matter is who you are inside.

So, who are you?

Is your inner body bright or dark?

It doesn’t matter how much weight you lose….how many plastic surgeries you have….how many boyfriends, lovers, husbands you possess….

You are still the same person on the inside even though you might have made as many changes as possible to your outsides.

I know a lot of women who are absolutely gorgeous on the outside, but are ugly on the inside. and vice versa.

I don’t know about you, but I always want my inner body to be bright. I want to be beautiful on the outside, too—but even more beautiful on the inside.

My beautiful friend, Rachel, write a lovely blog that goes along with my thoughts and sentiments exactly. Please read it here!

 The quote at the beginning was found here.

The photo found here.

PARADE!

Today was a big day!

and it’s not even over yet!

Today was the 29^th annual Mal’s St. Paddy’s Day Parade here in the Capitol City.

It has become a legendary event here in Jackson-- bringing over 60,000 people in for this one event. WOW. and yes, my dear friend, Malcolm White, is the Mal in the parade. I kind of feel like a big shot just for being his friend. ha! 

Can you say GREEN?!?! The entire view from anywhere you looked was green. And the most fabulous and funky green I might add.

I found this to be the perfect time to pull out my shades that my mom got me for Christmas. If you don’t remember the shades, click here.

This was my first year to fully participate in the Parade.

I got to join my dear friends and neighbors, Rachel and Seth Misenar and their two kiddos, Jude and Hazel, and what a TREAT it was!

Rachel and I got up at the crack of dawn and ran in the 5k! I hadn’t run a 5K in about 7 years and somehow, we both ran exceptionally well! I finished with a time of 26:00 even and Rachel finished with her new personal best, 26:30! Way to go, Rach! I was so proud of us!

After we showered and cleaned up, we headed back down town to join the festivities.

I ran into to a very dear friend, Lee Slayton, and his girlfriend, Krilecia Gianakos, AND Lindsey Renee Brown from Meridian!

 

If you can't tell from the pictures, Hazel is my new bestie! Followed closely by Rachel however;)


I can't tell you how amazing it is to be back in close proximity and close in spirit to Rachel and Seth. They are dear friends of mine who go way back and I know it is not by accident that i moved right around the corner from them and their precious family. Rachel is a kindred spirit and has a heart bigger than anybody. Our spirits have always resonated and I am just so grateful and blessed to have her in my life. I can tell this is just the start of a long chapter with them. Rachel is an extremely talented artist and blogger! Check out her blog here! 


Thank you Misenar Family for letting me be apart of your family for the day. I had a BLAST at the parade!


Well done, Malcolm and crew! You guys sure know how to throw a parade! 


and my festivities aren't even over yet. I am headed on a date with the lovely, Jessica Criddle, to see Another Year at the Art House Cinema Downtown at The Plantarium! More on that in another blog I'm sure.


Happy Wonderful Weekend, Friends! I hope yours was filled with as much love, fun, bliss, and happiness as mine!