One word to describe 2010:
Comeback - a return to a former higher rank, popularity, position, prosperity, etc.
In 2010 I concentrated on getting back to being me. I shed the weight of past, the ideals of being someones something and returned to being me. Returning to the things that brought me joy before, that made me who I am.
I got back on the horse, literally and figuratively.
I moved back to the only place I have ever called home.
I changed jobs and found a new passion for my career all over again.
I took a trip MX would have never allowed.
I am out and about more than I have been in years.
I make decisions every single day that are for me. That emphasize what will make me happy.
I returned to being the person I truly am, not the compartmentalized version someone wanted me to be.
The word that will encompass 2011:
Live - to experience or enjoy life to the full.
I am going to live a life for me in 2011.
I am going to focus on relationships that make me stronger. Encourage and support me.
I am going to live for my dreams. Consciously.
Concentrate my efforts towards the things I hold dear; make my new house a home, travel, get back to showing horses and direct my financial earnings towards those things that matter.
I am not going to be hindered by the events of the past. They are that. In the past.
They do not define me but rather make me who I am.
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
~ Henry David Thoreau
First of all, I love Thoreau, and that quote is one that I have frequently referenced myself!
ReplyDeleteSecondly, this is a beautiful post. And I love your "words". I want 2011 to be my comeback year too, and I want to LIVE!!! I love reading the blogs of people like you who are ahead of me in this process because it really gives me hope.
I wandered over here via "I'm Gonna Break Your Heart" and...oh, my. I just love this post. In fact, I have a feeling I might lose the rest of my afternoon to reading ALL of your posts!
ReplyDeleteI failed at NaBloPoMo (fell a few days short), but I don't know...this Reverb 10 thing just might be worth a try.
Oooh, can I relate. My word for 2011 was LOYALTY, because I want to remain loyal to the relationships that make me happy, and let go of those that don't. It seems like I re-found myself in 2010, and I don't want to lose track of her again in 2011.
ReplyDeleteWandered over here from hannahjustbreathe, by the way :)
Yes, yes, yes! I feel exactly the same. I am going to concentrate on building awesome relationships in 2011. I am going to be the best version of me. And I am NEVER going to lose any of that again. Thank you for writing this!
ReplyDeleteLive a life for me - that is so awesome and so refreshing and so TRUE. 2010 was the year of me, as well, and it's been a theme I've carried through into everything I've done. Makes a huge difference doesn't it?
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