first week of 2012

i ended 2011 with a flame... i found an old notebook with blank pages in the back. i ripped them into strips and wrote down words or ideas i am wanting to be done with. i recycled a coffee can, sat on  my bathroom floor and lit each strip of paper.

i laughed out loud when i singed the tip of my finger. it was a moment reminding me not to hang on to things too tightly, for too long.

my resolution came from this idea. using a single word.
my word for 2012
embrace

1.

to take or clasp in the arms; press to the bosom; hug.

2.

to take or receive gladly or eagerly; accept willingly

3.

to avail oneself of

4.

to adopt

5.

to take in with the eye or the mind.

embracing what comes my way, gladly, eagerly, willingly. avoiding pushing things away but instead greet those things with open arms.

i started my year traveling. it was a trip for work, but i embraced the experience.

i hung out in a first class lounge.

i had a window seat in first class.

i totally see why people try to upgrade to first class :)

this year will be about embracing each moment and experience as it comes. embracing the process. embracing the efforts involved. holding value in all the success and the failures.