Rebuilding My Energy

Rebuilding My Energy

The hacking and coughing aside, I was really weak yesterday and so I'm taking it slow today and doing my best to practice nurturing and self-care. I think I got sick somehow on that 10 hour bus ride to SoCal either to or from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) convention. Then there's the abrupt weather changes from cold and rainy to sunny and bright, the not-so-healthy fast food at truck stops, and being crowded on a bus with at least 40 other journalism students. Of course this is also Mercury Retrograde season which decided that I needed to have my period throughout the SoCal trip and might have just decided that I needed to slow down and repair my body. Hey it's better to get sick during Spring Break than during the rest of the college semester. Maybe it's time to rest and regroup. If that's the case, I've got the message loud and clear!

Still Sick...

Still Sick...

I wanted to try, but I just couldn't hang with a long, strenuous practice today from Yoga With Tim, and so I had go with a tried a true practice for when I'm feeling under the weather on the Yoga With Adriene channel I'm just relaxing into the fact that I can't really do very much right now and forgiving myself. I was going to use this week to accomplish so much... And maybe I am. Maybe being sick is just what the doctor ordered to help me slow down this Mercury Retrograde season.

Feeling Drained But Focusing On Energy

Feeling Drained But Focusing On Energy

I didn't write in my blog yesterday because I had to make the over 10 hour journey back on the bus from Burbank to San Francisco and then make my way back to the Bay Area. I did however, make time to complete my yoga practice in the hotel in the morning. It was  a chill little recovery yoga video from The Yoga With Tim 30 day challenge with a focus on meditation. Today I feel a bit of a cold coming on, but maybe I'm just tired from such a long weekend of activities. So I'm going to do not a lot but rest today. I've definitely earned it. I am so grateful to have all the encouraging experiences and friends that I have in my life at this moment. I take courage and comfort in that fact in the days ahead as I endeavor to keep my thoughts focused and positive!

A Day Of Rest And Creativity

A Day Of Rest And Creativity

OK. So yoga kicked butt today, but I recharged with an energy-packed breakfast and some caffeine and I meditated and journal. Bring on the rest of the day people! The Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) is winding down, and there's a few more workshops that I could enjoy. I'm all set to meet my friend and composer Soren Sorenson -- the Rodgers to my Hammerstein. We're going to meet in the hotel lobby where I'm staying in Burbank, CA and chill out with a refreshing beverage by the pool (if the weather holds) and catch up and talk about the album we're working on together. I should be a really chill day. I feel my creative juices working and I might take a 30 minute nap if I have time. Later on is the JACC Awards Banquet Dinner. After that, maybe I'll hit the nightlife scene for one big party blast before I head to bed, catch a few winks and make the trip back to San Francisco. Today is going to be so much fun!

The Theme Of The Day Is Perseverance...

The Theme Of The Day Is Perseverance...

I got up and started my day right with yoga and had a good breakfast at the hotel. Later that day Mercury struck when a guest speaker that was the subject of a journalism contest at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges  (JACC) was over two hours late and the conference had to push the contest deadline back by two hours. On the upside they gave us more time to write our feature stories on the downside, we had to write straight through an awards ceremony and the student mixer and I didn't turn in my final draft of the story until 10:45 pm. Overall though, the day went well. I bonded with two students from Foothill college, and got closer to my fellow journalist at the paper as well. I attended a very informative story creation workshop in the afternoon, which I learned a great deal about perfecting my craft from. Even though I could feel the lag of Mercury Retrograde slowing things down, the day felt singularly productive. And the speed bumps that I hit only only served as reminders that we might want to go over things with a fine tooth comb in our writing process.

On The Road Again

On The Road Again...

I've been on a bus 🚌 on the way to Burbank, California for the JACC Journalism Association of Community Colleges. It's been a long long rainy ☔ journey there and we still haven't arrived. There are delegates from three different community colleges aboard and we just made a stop for truck stop 🚚 cuisine. For the first day of Mercury it has been uneventful. Maybe that fact is because I tried to give myself ample time to do everything I needed to do. And I still managed to forget my tarot cards. I got my crystals and supplies to make Mercury Retrograde oil. I'm so glad that I got in my yoga practice before and who knows, possibly after I get checked into the hotel. I meditated. Now I just need to grab a crystal and hold onto it. I'm ready to face the day!

Taking Care Of Self

Taking Care Of Self

Continuing on the theme from yesterday, today is all about making sure my needs are being met, all the mean while, using love and compassion to accomplish that task. This means caring for others, but also making your you put a healthy dose of self-love into the mix. Finding this balance isn't always easy, but it's necessary if you are going to thrive and grow. I'm going to use this Spring to heal and renew, and find out what it means to put my needs first when it comes to my goals and dreams and also making room for the goals and dreams of those in my life whom I love and support. Maybe together, we can see that all of our hopes and dreams come true. Tomorrow I gear up for Mercury Retrograde and leave for JACC Journalism Association of Community Colleges to represent The City College of San Francisco's Newspaper: The Guardsman. I recently vacated the Culture Editor position which I held there for nearly two semesters so that I could focus more on my writing, learning the ropes of photojournalism and furthering my financial goals. This was one of a few choices I made to simplify my life and get a crystal clear picture of where I am heading in the coming months. I hope to get an opportunity to make Mercury Retrograde oil to stave off some of the symptoms of it's current cycle of planetary changes. I am actually looking forwarding to this trip and the irony with a little tongue-in-cheek amusement. I can't help it. I mean we are getting ready to embark on a journey half-way across the state to a convention that is dedicated to writing, media and communication. Gotta love it! I mean I can't make this stuff up. It's golden! This is going to be such an interesting trip!