so this is my word for 2016: OPEN.
at first i had the word "explore"
and then just like that OPEN made it's way into my psyche and wouldn't leave.
to be honest, right now, i wish i had kept "explore".
i'm having a hard time getting acquainted with OPEN.
here i am trying to figure out why:
- firstly because it feels like a passive word,
not doing, just being open,
and i realise how much i value doing.
it's a big part of my persona, my worthiness, the way i show up
in the world.
- secondly being OPEN is not really my natural state.
you probably wouldn't think so if you met me, i can be pretty
outgoing and engaging but it takes me a long time to really trust
and open my shell up to someone.
also i am a loner and an introvert so my private and alone time
is sacred to me, that is how i recharge.
- thirdly OPEN feels very vulnerable... like there is nowhere to hide,
no escape plan.
of course "explore" could have been more fun.
but i can feel how OPEN is challenging me already,
pushing my boundaries,
making me expand.
and ultimately this is what i want, to be OPEN to new possibilities,
to possibilities i haven't even imagined yet...
to grow, to explore, to learn.
so i will stay with it and be all i can to honour this word this year.
OPEN, onward.
Great word ma Cherie!!! Thank you for sharing with so much honesty...and beautifully articulated!!
ReplyDeleteMine, you'll laugh, is commit. a bit like yours, it came through slowly but surely..to stay. I have been quiet with it, thinking it might change into something more fun! but no, C o m m i t.
Funny how this word thing is pushing our boundaries and our sense of security!! for good reasons;)
xxx
oh no ways, i can see you must have gone through a similar process... fun vs growth ;) meant to be xxx
DeleteI love it. Plain and simply love it. I can relate to all your reasons to ditch it - but I think you are onto something. I think we are called to be uncomfortable sometimes. <3
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