50 States of Yoga

What is Vagabond Zen? They're just a couple of words that I feel describe me, my goals, and balance me and my eagerness to reach and reach for the shiny objects all around the universe.

I've been attached to "vagabond" since my early 20s. My BFF {at the time} and I were discovering ourselves and taking advantage of the gift of travel - as we worked for an international airline together. She was known as "the gypsy". A year or two older, she had already had a strong sense of herself and her artistic nature. She wasn't afraid to be creative, dress fashionably, and loved to travel in a very bohemian spirit. I adored her. I admired her sense of wanderlust and her freedom of self. I don't think she knows this - but I truly admired her. She mesmerized me; her confidence was empowering for me. While spending so much time with her and growing my own passion for travel, I decided I needed a moniker too - and somehow The Vagabond was born. When I was 24 I bought my first brand new car - a Jeep Wrangler - and even made her license plate read vagabond. That was the beginning of me as the vagabond. An identity I have proudly held onto and even tattooed into my skin.

Early Mornings... and Creating Rituals for Happiness

 

For years I've been doing shift work. My start times have varied between 4:00 am and 6:30 pm from day to day, week to week and I always work 10 or 12 hour shifts. It's been so hard to have a routine and some sort of consistency in my life. When I was younger, this sort of schedule didn't bother me at all. But as my dear husband has pointed out recently, I am nearly over the hill and I feel my body rejecting this schedule (or non-schedule) quite a bit more.

Creating Healthy Habits {Mental Health}



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When I started creating healthy habits for myself, I didn't want to forget my mental well being. This blog has actually become part of my healthy habits/mental happiness goal. Having a place to share my goals, successes and failures, traveling dreams, and creativity is a positive way for me to express myself. A safe space for exploration, devotion, kindness, and being me.

Creating Healthy Habits {Physical Health}

I have started to clear my life of unhealthy habits, but what about creating good, healthy habits?  I am working on those, too.  I have it divided between physical health and mental health so far, but I may add more categories another time.  Perhaps spiritual health?  Yes, that would be an excellent healthy category!

Clearing My Life of Unhealthy {Bad} Habits

I am challenging myself to improve my life.  I am working towards a consistent happiness level and creating a positive environment for myself.  Part of this challenge is to work on my Seven Personal Virtues and focus on loving me - all of me.