Present pain is endurable. Anonymous

Eka Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana Tri-pod down dog , originally uploaded by yogamama.co.uk . Eka Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana - Tripod downward facing dog. A great hip opening pose.

Humility is freedom. Anonymous

Eka Hasta Bhujasana , originally uploaded by yogamama.co.uk . Eka Hasta Bhujasana

To give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Author unknown

Greet everyone you meet with a warm smile. No matter how busy you are, don't rush enounters with co-workers, family and friends. Speak softly. Listen attentively. Act as if every conversation you have is the most important thing on your mind today. Look your children and your partner in the eyes when they talk to you. Stroke the cat, caress the dog. Lavish love on every living being you meet. See how different you feel at the end of the day. Sarah Ban Breathnach (Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy)

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. Sir James Barrie

Enjoy yourself. These are the good old days you're going to miss in the years ahead. Anonymous

New York March 11 177 , originally uploaded by yogamama.co.uk . I have lots of classic Manhattan photographs from our recent trip to New York, but here is a classic family photo. My daughter - seen here in her PJ's - clutching a football magazine is re-enacting her take on the Statue of Liberty. My son is doing his interpretation of the New York gangster Don Corleone; wearing his sister's hat, his mother's coat and puffing on an unlit cigar. Family holidays :-)