One Little {Powerful} Word

Finally, I chose my word!

When I first started this in 2007, my word was "DO" as in, quit talking about it and actually do it. I did okay with that word. One of my of my things to do was join a tennis team. Then came Mother's Day and getting rear-ended in Gary's car (my car hit from behind by another car. Get your mind out of the gutter.) and whiplash that kept me out of tennis for well over a year. Finally in 2008 I have joined a tennis team.

The word for 2008 was "BLOOM" as in bloom where you are planted. Let me tell you, I BLOOOMED! I bloomed so much that I had to be pruned and then I bloomed again.

Now we come to 2009. There were several words I really liked. PURGE. I need to clean out everything and get rid of lots in many aspects of my life. But it's hard for me to think of PURGE without thinking of vomit. Suddenly my one little word became BULIMIA. Not exactly what I am striving for in 2009.

Next I thought of COURAGE. My life is going to go through a lot of changes this year. While they are probably good changes, it is still scary. I will also be challenging myself this year and meeting challenges takes courage. But actually, when I think of courage, I think of a woman facing cancer or the serious illness of child or you life torn apart by war. That seems so much more important than, "my son will be staring sixth grade and changing schools. I need courage."

Finally I settled on something similar and a little more appropriate. FEARLESS. But rather than it meaning "without fear" (a little fear is sometimes a good thing) I think of it like fear LESS. You know, like less anxiety.

So that's it. I will strive to make 2009 a year of less worry, less stress, less anxiety and, of course, less fear. FEARLESS.

Comments

[Casii]

I love how you came to choose your word! Great new banner for it too.

[karla]

hay girlie, met you at Inspired 08, had a really bad last night of the event dinner with you and a few others!! anyway, i wanna see those "thriller" dance moves at Inspired 09. so learn them well. happy new year. smooch!

[jilliene]

I love this entry. We are on such similar paths it is scary. If you pop over to my blog (www.jillienedesigns.blogspot.com) and read my Jan 1 entry you will see the parallels. I love that! I think the way you are looking at Fearless (Fear-less) is great and I totally relate to your thought process. Did we meet last year? Either way I hope we connect at Inspired!