Thank you, Jan. The video of your collage work at the end is wonderful! This reminder to pause, reflect, and imagine is much appreciated. I'm someone who can too easily slip into patterns of busy-ness, denying myself the time to do just that. I especially loved these lines: "I encourage you to use this time for silence and serious yet calm, detached reflection and visioning that opens you to receiving wisdom from the past year and sparks curiosity about where the future is leading you." Curiosity is, I think, emerging as my 2024 word. Curiosity about myself and others. I have much to learn.
Happy New Year Elizabeth! Curiosity is a wonderful word to lean into as the year begins. I looked back through my planner/calendar for 2023 and was shocked to discover how empty it was and how "little I did", yet this year has felt so spacious and nourishing, and some very good things were in fact accomplished. A question that is arising for me as I look forward to 2024 is "What is easy?" - which feels like it means "What is delightful?", "What do I look forward to doing?" "What do I do that doesn't cause stress or panic?" I want to do more of that. But I'm still plagued by the urge, developed over many years, to "get busy" and fill my calendar! We'll see if I can find the balance and the things that "are easy".
The word courage stems from le cœur in French- the heart
This year I listened with the ear of my heart and made some ginormous leaps. It’s involved courage I didn’t expect to find at 56 years old- but I did- with a lot of support. It’s been a wild ride with lots of up and downs yet holding faith and moving forward, albeit, in a long arc. It has been a loooooong year- an age for sure.
I’m hoping for rest, rejuvenation, and new beginnings in what I’ve been dreaming about. 🙏
Thank you, Jan. The video of your collage work at the end is wonderful! This reminder to pause, reflect, and imagine is much appreciated. I'm someone who can too easily slip into patterns of busy-ness, denying myself the time to do just that. I especially loved these lines: "I encourage you to use this time for silence and serious yet calm, detached reflection and visioning that opens you to receiving wisdom from the past year and sparks curiosity about where the future is leading you." Curiosity is, I think, emerging as my 2024 word. Curiosity about myself and others. I have much to learn.
Happy New Year Elizabeth! Curiosity is a wonderful word to lean into as the year begins. I looked back through my planner/calendar for 2023 and was shocked to discover how empty it was and how "little I did", yet this year has felt so spacious and nourishing, and some very good things were in fact accomplished. A question that is arising for me as I look forward to 2024 is "What is easy?" - which feels like it means "What is delightful?", "What do I look forward to doing?" "What do I do that doesn't cause stress or panic?" I want to do more of that. But I'm still plagued by the urge, developed over many years, to "get busy" and fill my calendar! We'll see if I can find the balance and the things that "are easy".
"What do I look forward to doing?" is such a good way to assess alignment! I look forward to hearing more about how that unfolds for you. 💚
A Cœur - Âge
The word courage stems from le cœur in French- the heart
This year I listened with the ear of my heart and made some ginormous leaps. It’s involved courage I didn’t expect to find at 56 years old- but I did- with a lot of support. It’s been a wild ride with lots of up and downs yet holding faith and moving forward, albeit, in a long arc. It has been a loooooong year- an age for sure.
I’m hoping for rest, rejuvenation, and new beginnings in what I’ve been dreaming about. 🙏