Hey there! I have been a bit absent, well, very absent for the last year and a half. I needed some time. Time to process on my own, to work through some ideas, to just be unbusy, uncommitted, unpressured. Writing this blog had become a to-do item, not a joy and release like it was in the beginning. So I took some time, re-evaluated my thoughts, life and goals and have decided to come back to the blog this year...so welcome to 2018!
I want to start this year and my first post back with my word. Each of the past four years I have chosen a word to be my focus for that year. This year, I have chosen "Permission" as my word to focus on.
Permission: consent; authorization; approval; blessing; empowerment; say-so; the OK
The consent to say no. The authorization to try something new. The approval to move forward with an idea. The blessing to bow out. The empowerment to choose. The say-so to say yes. The OK to be the boss of me.
Whew...that kind of scares me...which means it is a good word for me. I find this challenge works better when I am not totally comfortable with the implications, I am ready for the unknown outcome that will inevitably come through this year. Years where I felt the word was safe, knocked me to the ground (in a good way) and woke me up to the reminder that I am very much not in control.
Today, this week, this month, permission means I am saying a lot of "no" in exchange for down time, me time, unbusyness. I am also saying yes to a couple things that I have felt held back from and am just going to dive in this year. I give myself permission to try and risk failing. I give myself permission to find this hard and challenge myself to look for the lessons, the positive, the gratitude. I can't wait to see what this year and this focus on permission will bring...bring it on!
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