A Short Nap

A short nap can make all the difference...This afternoon, find a quiet place and lie down for twenty minutes. The rest of your day will be more enjoyable for you and those around you.

~ From A Year of Living Your Yoga by Judith Hanson Lassater

Heading up to the mountain house to gather with family on this windy September day. Not sure I'll find twenty minutes to nap as family arrives from all points on the compass; I may have to find a good tree to curl up under...with a blanket!

Go gently with yourself today, wherever you are.

xo b

Small Fingers

We are under the covers watching the rain pour down.The backyard is lit in green light, darkness tops the trees. The light is yellow now. It is the afternoon in the middle of the week. I imagine people in their cars speeding down the highway, people working in tall office buildings paneled in clear glass. I move my feet around under the sheet, feeling the cool cloth against my skin. Books are piled up at the end of the bed. We watch the rain. Claire pushes down on my eyelids, pressing them shut with her small fingers. Close your eyes, Mama.Take a nap.