When I got back from practice this morning I had another email from my mama, with another rockin quote that touched my heart....

My mama wrote, "This quote was written long ago for my Krista's eyes today!"

"I say that the strongest principle of growth lies in human choice." -- George Eliot

Eliot's quote most certainly resonates with me in every way! I feel as though I personally thrive on my ability to make choices. Sometimes my biggest problem is choosing between many choices, not knowing which ones to make, fearing that I'll make the wrong one - sometimes I do but that's ok too b/c it is the successes and failures that make up the existence of a persons life. But I've learned that what is most important is that I own my choices, I take responsibility for them, I forge ahead without hesitation, and trust that my intuition will guide me in the right direction.

'strongest principle of growth lies in human choice' - hmmm...growth in life lies in the choices we make, the outcomes of those choices, and the ways in which we respond to those outcomes. It seems easier sometimes to let other people make decisions for you - to deny the outcome of choices we have made - and to blame others for outcomes of choices we've made...But that isn't growth, isn't living life, isn't experiencing all that is possible...While I'm still learning day by day, I have most certainly learned the importance of freedom, choice, and responsibility.

This is yet another example of my mother's uncanny ability to touch me deep down while soooo far away...Yesterday I spent the entirety of my day looking into, researching, evaluating, and weighing the many CHOICES I currently have in front of me. It never fails, whenever I have too much on my plate or too many choices in front of me - I seem to temporarily shut down - NEVER FAILS....It's something built in to my brain - I go through a "OMG what the hell am I gonna do phase," which moves to the "OMG I have so much to do phase," to the "Ok Krista get going - must break down pieces one by one phase," and finally "Ah ha, I get it phase." Of this four pronged process, I am currently on step three in my current list of choices and decisions about my life. Will be quite lovely to reach the fourth phase.

I am owning up to my choices, making sure I take responsibility to look at each one carefully, evaluate my options properly...That way, when I do discard some I won't look back and feel that I made a bad decision, or feel the desire to blame someone else for the path I choose.

Ok, enough Heavy stuff for now...I simply love how some quotes really inspire my soul and help me work though life stuff! Simple little things make the biggest difference...
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A brief update on zee eye...It is SO much better! It was already doing far better than I'd expected by the time I went to bed last night, but I woke up this morning and I almost (key word almost) look normal. The eye is ExTrEmElY red, but the swelling has gone down considerably - and that was what really freaked me out yesterday. I can deal with redness till the cows come home - but the swelling was horrendous - think it's what scared other people too. There is still a bit left, but more puffiness under the eye and above the eyelid than real swelling of the eye itself. I am so grateful it is healing so quickly - I really felt uncomfortable going outside yesterday b/c of the discomfort, and because of how it looked. Today Krista is back to her good ole self - YEAH!!!

I had a really lovely led primary series practice, and afterwards Saraswati asked how my eye was doing - she seemed relived to see it was looking much better. After practice I grabbed two lovely coconuts from coconut guru before making my way to the gym for the first time in over a week - I can't begin to tell you how wonderful it felt to be experiencing my 'normal routine' today. I have dance at 2:30pm this afternoon b/c there is a dance performance at the Krishna temple at 6pm that I'd really like to attend - it is supposed to be a different form of Indian Classical Dance and I'd really like to see it first hand - very excited about that!

Always remember that life is made up of choices - growth comes when we are honest with our hearts, our minds, and our souls - when we surrender and let our inner workings steer us toward the right path! Wishing everyone a gorgeous day - wherever you are in the world.