This is my very first blog post, although I’ve been thinking about doing this for years. As I write this, it is the Full Moon in Capricorn. The Full Moon is a time for letting go. So part of my own letting go process is letting go of my fears about putting myself out there. Will it be good enough? Will anyone want to read it? What if nobody shares my same views? Those are the fears that have kept me from doing this, so today I am facing those fears. I am letting go of what is standing in my way, and writing my first bog post.

If you come to my classes, you know that I often share about a theme in class. Sometimes that theme is from a conversation I’ve had with a student or something I overheard students discussing before class. Often, it’s just something I’m dealing with in my own life. So this blog will be similar to what I share in class…observations, experiences and personal growth, sprinkled with some spirituality and yoga philosophy. If you feel called to comment, please do so. I invite conversation about the topics I discuss. I am by no means an expert on anything. But I have experienced quite a bit in my life, and I am honored to have the opportunity to share some of what I have learned with you.

Letting go of fear is much easier said than done. If I just think about my fears in general, they seem to take on power and grow. I get overwhelmed and shut down. But I have found that writing about each specific fear helps me decide how to face it. So today, I journaled about what scares me about writing a blog. When I was able to take a step back and look at each fear individually, they didn’t seem that big. I then journaled about the worse case scenario…what if each thing I feared actually happened. And again, once on paper, each thing I feared was something I knew I could handle. This is how I was able to take some of the power away from the fears I had allowed to stand in my way.

I am really excited to begin sharing in this new way. This is something I have dreamed about for a long time. Taking this first step, on the Full Moon, feels really good. I hope you will come along with me for future posts. If you have a topic you would like to hear about, please drop a comment. In the meantime, take a moment to journal about your fears. Maybe you too will find that they are not as powerful as you think.