What's in a name?

After a lot of agonizing and brainstorming with friends about the name of my blog, I finally decided on "quiver". The name suddenly appeared in my mind after napping in the 90 degree heat and I knew it was the one.

Why the name quiver, you ask? As you may know...a quiver is a container that holds arrows. I consider myself a "warrior" and my mindfulness practice (yoga/meditation/etc.) is the arrow that I use to cut to through the general chaos I find alive in the world.

More importantly to me, quiver is a feeling that I experience frequently. It is the feeling I find in my heart (sometimes, not always) during my lovingkindness/compassion practice and it's the feeling of anxiety I experience daily.

So, as I sit here sweating on this early summer day I decided to post a photo taken last fall of a tree with snow on it. It serves as a reminder to me that nothing is permanent--the snow, the heat, the quiver of anxiety or compassion. It is all fleeting.

During the next couple of weeks I will be posting blogs about mindful (or not so mindful) eating. I've been experimenting with what and how I eat and I look forward to sharing that with you.

Be well.