Roxanna Kopp Smith

Tag: living

  • hOMe is where the heart is

    I once heard a woman say that as soon as she sat on her yoga mat, she was home.  I will go one step further and say, when I sit and connect to my heart, I am home.  There’s a lot going on right now for me around the concept of  ‘home.’  For years I…

  • Grief Spiral

    Grief isn’t linear.  It’s not a straight shot.  You don’t pass through locks in a canal, never to go back, chugging along to what…?  Before?  No.  A land where there is no pain?  No. I love the metaphor that grief is a spiral, where I circle around, sometimes close to the epicenter (deep pain) and…

  • This Aint No Dress Rehearsal!

    This picture makes me happy – I’ve got my sparkly, Free People dress on.  My favorite color is turquoise and my scarf makes me look like I’m flying, and it’s 4th of July (one of my most favorite days*)  and I’m at the beach! In Santa Cruz! So I don’t usually use the word ‘aint’…