Mama Renew

by Sarah

I didn’t expect to get blown away on New Years day, 2008, but I was.  At a random community centre yoga class taught by a woman named Gemma in Northfield, Illinois while visiting my family.  Not only was her teaching filled with insight, but her soundtrack  lifted me into a whole new layer of awareness.  After the session she graciously gifted me with the CD.  Somehow that CD got set aside, and I did not listen to it again.  The fitness quest for 2008, by the way, was short-lived.

On New Years day 2009 I remembered Gemma and her music and went searching through itunes.   There it was, just waiting for me…  Out rolled the yoga mat, on went the music, and so it all began.  Once again, the music has carried me in so many beautiful ways.  Like a teenage girl in love (or in the midst of a breakup!), every song on there seems to be all about me.

The song that drives me back to the gym over and over again is Beautiful Flower by India Arie.  The whole song is stunning, but there is one line that resonates deeply with me:

This is the defining moment of our lives

It doesn’t really matter that I didn’t keep going in 2006, 2007, and 2008.  It doesn’t matter where I am a year from now.  This is it, this moment, right here, right now, this is all I have, and I have a choice in this dreary month of February when goals tend to get set by the wayside.  I have felt myself slipping a bit, letting busy schedules overrule my commitment to myself.  It is this line that draws me back, helps me know that every moment is a moment when i have a choice.

So enjoy this soulful acoustic performance, and I’ll leave you now to go do some yoga in the living room!

There is nothing in the world that you cannot do
When you believe in you, who are beautiful
Yeah, you, who are brilliant
Yeah, you, who are powerful
Yeah, you, who are resilient

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What helps you stay clear in your commitment to healthy living?

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