Be
“Be” was the defining word I chose for 2011. I didn’t do such a great job of living up to that word. I think that now, in 2014, I am much better suited to fulfill the aspiration.
On a whim, I ducked out for a couple of hours after work yesterday to look for a daybook to use for the new year. Nothing like last minute plans and resolutions for a brand new year. I journal and I blog, but I haven’t been faithful to a daily log of much of anything. Ever. I may take my vitamins and supplements religiously for a few weeks at a time, or I may check my blood sugar faithfully for a few months at a time, and I may log my calories and nutrition for a few days at a time, but anything? for a year? It has yet to happen.
The open bookstore that I happened upon had a scant selection of journals and daybooks, but I found one that I think will work. It’s an engagement calendar, really, and I’m going to give it a go. Whilst there, I found this little heart trinket which reminded me of the defining word I’d chosen to herald the new year some time ago, and I thought, why not go for a do over.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
And so I shall.
To quote myself, “Maybe this is the year to focus on loving myself the way I want to be loved, or treating myself the way I want to be treated.”
Maybe I will find a way to… …just live, just be.
Be.
Hello 2014. I am ready for you.
With open arms I greet you.
