i found myself over at my friend swirly’s site today and she had posted this video. like her, i found myself moved to gentle tears about how simple it can be sometimes to create something beautiful. how the magic of a small moment between people can make a lifelong imprint and how there are countless opportunities to change the trajectory of a life. recently in a class i’m taking i was asked to create a list of the the turning points in my life. in that exercise, i found the one moment, the one decision that had changed my life forever.

just out of college, covered in student loan debt i was given two exciting opportunities. the first was an unpaid internship at the non-profit national geographic in washington dc, the other a paid job as the assistant to one of the editors at vogue magazine in new york city. new york city was just a short ride from home and dc meant moving away from everyone and everything i knew. dc meant no income, ny meant a job with salary and benefits.

i chose dc and the geographic.

it was in that moment, i now understand, when i chose the life of service i live now — through my yoga studio and the workshops i help envision and facilitate. all this time it seems, in my own small way, i really have been trying to be the change. trying to make the world better…

thank you swirly for always inspiring…and thank you amy krouse rosenthal for beckoning us all…