So, one of my issues last year was stopping to just enjoy life. Unlike most people, we escaped the health and employment issues of crazy 2020 but I couldn’t help but wait for the “other shoe” to drop – basically waiting for something bad to happen. In searching for a
Conscious Change I confess, my word of the year is actually two words, but I couldn’t find a single word to communicate what I want to accomplish, so I guess it’s my challenge, I can make the rules, right? This year WILL have changes. My youngest is graduating High school
I have neglected my blog – life has had me focusing on different things and I don’t even think I picked a word of the year last year. However, this year is different. I’m more focused, more organized, more grounded than I have ever been. My life has been full
A surprising way to cultivate contentment – I found this article in Psychology Today and thought it was appropriate. Last year my word was Carefree and I think I missed it by a mile – not all in all a bad thing, but maybe misreading my life in general. I
Each year I pick a word of the year. For many reasons this past year was pretty miserable. without going into detail, my Mom died, I’m in the middle of a divorce, we had to put the dog to sleep and my Dad is facing some issues with aging and
A year since I posted on this blog – yikes! I had all sorts of ideas for this last year, but this year I think I’ll use this blog more as a catchall for all of my projects. But on to my “word of the year”. Self-actualization. That was my
It’s definitely today’s “big fancy word of the day” but it’s the closest I can come to what I want to accomplish this year. Definition: the realization or fulfillment of one’s talents and potentialities, esp. considered as a drive or need present in everyone. The term was originally introduced by
Taking a few weeks off from stitching – and I guess it’s not fair to say it’s a stitching injury, but it is an injury that keeps me from stitching. I pulled the upper muscles in both my arms. I’m under Dr’s orders to not strain them, but sheesh, do
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This year I struggled with my word, wanting something that meant moving forward, but not in the traditional sense. I’ve spent a lot of time goal setting and working out my direction, but there’s an element I’ve lost in this journey and it’s more compassion and love. So, the word