S.I.T. Day 17: My Pursuit of Living – Fully

A birds-eye view of my life would indicate that I only care about work and Pilates. And I just so happen to teach Pilates for a living, so my life appears to be rather monotone and unbalanced. It is. Thank god I love teaching, studying, and practicing the Method! But my other interests got squeezed out by Covid shutdowns, my relentless work schedule, and – the real culprit – anxiety. Once my personal and professional life became confined to my NYC apartment, my spirit simply shut down and I went into survival mode. So in 2022 I plan to pursue some of my former passions, because I know I deserve to live more than just this abbreviated version of myself.

This over-achiever is gonna start simple, though. I’m gonna read a book! I used to read all the time but have felt too depleted from teaching 7days/week while simultaneously pivoting to a virtual business model and busting my ass “make it work”. That required constantly generating new ideas and content while wrangling tech and social media apps that love to make me feel like a middle-aged dummy. And sadly, book reading was replaced with Netflix binging. But now that I’m done with “Emily in Paris, “Harlem” and all three seasons of “Succession”, “Atlas of the Heart” by Brene Brown got next; followed by two Zadie Smith books that have been eyeballing me from their spot on my bookshelf.

My next pursuit requires me to leave my apartment, though. But I get to stay in my sweat pants because I’m going back to dance class! I’m either gonna summon my ancestors with Afro-Caribbean dance or summon my sexy with pole dance. Decisions, decisions. But I desperately need creative movement expression back in my life. Once Omicron decides his plans, I’ll decide when I’m ready for a masked, group class experience.

Other things on my list of pursuits include live dance, music and comedy performances and museum visits. I live in NYC after all, a mecca for arts and culture, which is what makes me feel truly alive!

31 Days of Soaked in Thought

S.I.T is an invitation to SIT with yourself – for a few minutes per day – to think your thoughts, feel your feels & express your emotions with a JOURNALING RITUAL. For the entire month of Jan, I’ll be posting daily journaling prompts as a source of inspiration. Ring in the New Year by getting #soakedinthought

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