Do you choose a word for the year? I started doing this a few years ago, and it has become a ritual for me. A stock taking of where I am and where I need to go next. Last year I chose PASSION, and that really formed the year for me. I vowed to only take on something if I was really passionate about it. And what I learned from that experience is that I am passionate about a lot of things, sometimes too many things! I had my first art show, attended my first art retreat, organized my first women's retreat weekend, painted a whole lot of paintings, and raised two busy little boys.
I've been feeling scattered, overwhelmed, and over-stimulated lately. I've forgotten how to slow down, how to relax. Yesterday I took a 2.5 hour restorative yoga class, and while my body found relaxation, my mind was still whirling like a dervish. It took a long time to settle on SERENITY as my word for the year. I pondered SIMPLIFY, FOCUS, and PEACE along the way, but then my husband suggested serenity and it just felt right.
Although I will still be very busy in the year to come, with several art retreats, art shows and motherhood, I want to find a still place inside of me that I can come to in the middle of the chaos. I want to let go of the permanent tension in my back and remember how to release, how to truly relax.
What is your word for 2014?
Joyelle
My word is simplify.
ReplyDeleteThank you Joyelle!