There is something amazing about seeing service in action.

I just came back from Jamaica. Before you feel sorry for me, I spent several days with some of the most amazing and selfless people on earth. Under the Caribbean sun, I was reminded once again of the beautiful power of SEVA, or service.

Restoration (noun):

1.the act of restoring; renewal, revival, or reestablishment.

2. a return of something to a former, original, normal, or unimpaired condition.

3. restitution of something taken away or lost.

One of my first yoga teachers told me a long time ago that somewhere along my yoga journey, I would stop eating meat.  I thought that was funny.  As a good Southern girl, chicken was a regular staple in my diet, and nothing made me happier than a thick, juicy steak, rare.  I thought that hell would freeze over before I even considered becoming a vegetarian.

The devil must be cold.  On January 1, 2012, I cut out meat and all other animal products from my diet.