1. card and paper stores. i remember one of my best days ever – i was in boston for a conference, and on my “free day,” it rained. i took myself to a yoga class, then out to lunch; then i ducked into a paper store and spent over an hour browsing and gulping in all the wonderful colors and designs.

2. duck, nc. i step onto the beach there and it’s like opening an old journal – returning to a part of yourself you haven’t spent time with in a while. the raw beauty of the place affects me like nothing else.

3. tobago. for my 30th birthday, i spent a week there on a yoga retreat, and connected with myself in a way i hadn’t in a long time. i got to float in the sea every day, i felt incredibly powerful from a twice-daily yoga practice, and i ate the most delicious, fresh vegetarian food at every meal. it was truly heaven.

4. indian restaurants. the smells and flavors.

5. kalorama park. it’s a shady retreat, i love the view of the cathedral over the tops of houses, and i used to walk my dog there every day…there’s nothing like visiting a neighborhood where you used to live. (even though it’s probably less than a mile from where i live now — not the same blocks i walk every day anymore…)

how ’bout you?

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