A few years ago I wrote this post about the futility of “what if” moments.

But every now and then I wonder “what if things could be different?”  What if we could change not just our stories but the stories of the world around us, those in built societal beliefs? What would that look like? What would they be?

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Well here are a few of mine.

What if:-

* we all just quit it with the endless overachieving and allowed ourselves to just be?

* yoga wasn’t always about standing on your head/hands in fancy pants?

* we worried less about what we ate or when we ate it?

* we accepted that it’s OK to be unhappy sometimes?

* we were kinder, to ourselves, to others, to all living beings?

* guilt didn’t exist?

* men and women really were equal?

* we paid more attention to our physical body?

* we paid less attention to our physical body?

* our only inspiration was simply our wonderful self?

* we stopped trying to be someone we’re not?

* we embraced our inner lazy?

* we worked a 4-day week (and discovered nothing changed)?

* we all bought local and seasonal and the big supermarkets didn’t exist?

* we genuinely believed there was enough?

* it’s all just Maya?

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Readers, I would love it if you could join me in wishing a very happy first birthday to my little clinic!  Can you believe I’ve been open a whole year today?  I had four clients on that first Monday and I can still remember the butterflies in my tummy waking up a year ago today, not knowing what the future held!

Oh and what a year it has been!  I’ve worked my little fingers to the bone to increase my client base, get my website to the top of Google, get my name and brand known in the local area, think up the zaniest special offers, work out my niche market and here I am at the start of 2012 with enough regular clients to keep me ticking over and new enquiries all the time.

It’s not all been roses though, there have been some really hard times, some long dark tea-times of the soul, some times (like when we got back from Australia) when I really wondered if this was going to work.  But so far so good *crossed fingers*!

So I just wanted to say a huge thank you to all of you for every word of support and encouragement, every client, everyone who has been to a yoga class, or spread the word, or handed out flyers.  Thank you thank you thank you!!!!

Here’s to the next 12 months!

On New Year’s Eve I had a bit of a clean sweep.  I emptied all the bins (well, Himself did. Bin emptying is a boy’s job), changed the sheets, cleared the bookshelves of books to go to charity (I have a Kindle now, books are so last year ) and started the great wardrobe clearout.  I also unfollowed a bunch of people on Twitter and Facebook and cleared out my Google Reader.

As with so many things, once you make space new stuff comes flooding in.  No sooner had a cleared out my Reader than I came across a whole bunch of new and exciting blogs to read (my time will never be my own, I’ve come to terms with this now!) and I thought I’d share a few of my favourites with you.

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1. Louise Gale – Louise is a Brit living in the States and her website is just so beautiful you can’t not want to read it.  She’s on an adventure in Australia right now and she’s also the author of the Big Dream, Small Wonder workbook and planner of which I am a proud owner.  I cannot recommend this bargain enough!

2. A Forest of Stories – Sara’s blog is full of beautiful writing, snippets of wisdom and all sorts of goodies.  She’s on a mission to make money mindfully and explains here her intentions for 2012.

3. And Then She Saved – I’ve mentioned Anna’s awesome blog before, but if you want to save money or pay off debt you could do a lot worse than read this blog.  Here’s what it’s all about.

4. Catherine Just – who takes the most beautiful photographs.

5. Marc and Angel Hack Life – now you all know how much I love lists.  Well this blog is list after beautiful list full of amazing things to think about.  Here’s one of my favourites: 30 things to stop doing to yourself.

What blogs are you reading right now?