Embrace.
That was my word for 2014. With only a few weeks left in 2014, I’ve been reflecting on how that word has guided me this year. My intention behind the embrace was to remind myself to love me, imperfections and all. To not be too hard on myself.
I think I mostly accomplished my intention. I said no to more things than I normally would have. I stop beating myself up for being so ambitious in my dreams. I felt less guilty about leaving my family while I traveled for different conferences and meetings.
I even embraced my fear and learned how to swim, even if I didn’t attend all of my lessons. While I’m still a little shaky in the deep end of the pool, I’m much more comfortable in the water. I showed my kids that they could embrace their fears and learn how to swim too.
Most exciting of all was that I embraced my idea for Bawdy Bookworms and entered the Wells Fargo Perfect Pitch contest at Blogalicious this year. I didn’t expect to win, but holy moly, I did! The journey alone was worth it. Writing my very first business plan was scary, but writing down my ideas solidified my passion for the project.
Best of all is that my husband was always there to support me, no matter what I tried or what I failed at. 2014 has been a good year.
I’ll come back soon to share what my 2015 word of the year is.
Did you choose a word for 2014? How has it worked for you?
I didn't chose a word for 2014, but I think one choose me: accept. I feel I'm finally accepting who I am and what my life is instead of fighting it, or molding it, or otherwise changing it.
My recent post The Road to Recovery
Heidi, it's funny how life does that. I think of all the things we try to do, accepting ourselves is the hardest. How's your recovery going?
One step forward, two steps back! Pun intended. Injury recovery means for lots of contemplative time. Been reading and stitching as I wrote about in this week's blog post.
My recent post The Road to Recovery
My word of the year is tenacity. Like many writers today, it's difficult to find time to write, revise, edit, publish and market. We all have our good and bad days, but the important thing is to be able to stick to your guns and persevere. That's why I chose tenacity!
Congrats on persevering! Consistency is the key to success.