Resolutions are like open blue skies with wispy cirrus clouds. They excite me and float around my mind, reminding me that the rest of my life is always in front of me. As if life is right there, waiting for me to catch a new wind.
This year I sat down and took a lot of time to think about what I want to accomplish. I thought particularly about the emotions or things I wanted to feel.
And these are what I came up with: love, peace, joy, awe, confidence, gratitude, creativity, accomplishment, and reverence.
Once I knew what I wanted to feel, it was very easy to then come up with actions that will lead me there.
2011 Resolutions
Writing/Education/Professional
- write (just about) daily
- learn how to write poetry
- incorporated color into my writing outside of words
- finish "the women"
- work on crafting sentences
- finish my fiction writing certificate
- develop my writing flow
- learn grammar and syntax
- read more (including reading all of Toni Morrison)
- be a better blog writer
Spiritual
- meditate
- keep a gratitude journal
Garden/House
- garden year round and always have something edible growing in my garden
- grow (more seedlings) and build a cold frame
- knit socks
- bake bread regularly
- become a better housekeeper
- love and decorate my home
Creativity
- try art journaling/make art books - bookbinding
- learn something completely new (as in never done, or thought about doing)
- paint (for myself)
- visit art museums in spring/summer
Family
- spend more quality time with edward
- be a more structured teacher to the kids, but stay loose and open to their imaginations
I keep going back over this list in my mind because I believe it's giving me a sense of drive and purpose that I've never had. I feel this sense of power within coupled with a feeling of hope. I feel like I'm aligned with my purpose, like I'm on the right track.
The best part of it all? This blog, this new space, is my own open blue sky waiting for me. I'm really looking forward to a whole new beginning, and an extension of all that is already great.
All it takes is one day to change the rest of your life!
Peace, Ki.
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