I have never been one to make resolutions...they seem too limiting. And there seems to not be much forgiveness when they aren't met.
What I do believe in is setting intentions. With intentions, there is a freedom for the intention to be expressed in a multitude of ways. And there is a playfulness when exploring the different expressions of an intention...
This year's intention is to love. Intentionally & purposefully...however easy or difficult. I've realized this last week that I'm really good at loving when it's easy, when I'm joyful, and when people are like me. I am terrible at loving when it's hard, when I'm frustrated, and when people make poor choices and are different from me.
I know that love is cultivated in my life through praying, stretching, serving, & creating.
Here's to a lovely 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
2011.
Now that the craziness of Christmas is over, I actually have some time to think! And thus comes the necessary reflections of 2011.
I can clearly remember my HIGH expectations of 2011. And I have to admit they were met. 2011 was incredible. As I'm sitting down to reflect, I'm realizing this was a defining year for me. I've really started to "come into my own". It was a year of new things - yoga, career, relationship, vegan, GF...(although the veganism didn't last long!). It was a year of growth - I AM, TRM skills, externship, relationship.
In 2011, I realized my passion of discipleship - discipleship defined as helping someone unlock who they are, and using that for higher potential. (Thank you to Samuel, Elaine, Genevieve, Falisha, DeeDee for helping my realization as well as giving me opportunities to practice).
And now onto 2012. 2012 is going to be exponentially greater. To be honest, when I think of 2012, I am scared shitless...but also exhilarated at the same time. 2012 is my year. It is now or never.
I can clearly remember my HIGH expectations of 2011. And I have to admit they were met. 2011 was incredible. As I'm sitting down to reflect, I'm realizing this was a defining year for me. I've really started to "come into my own". It was a year of new things - yoga, career, relationship, vegan, GF...(although the veganism didn't last long!). It was a year of growth - I AM, TRM skills, externship, relationship.
In 2011, I realized my passion of discipleship - discipleship defined as helping someone unlock who they are, and using that for higher potential. (Thank you to Samuel, Elaine, Genevieve, Falisha, DeeDee for helping my realization as well as giving me opportunities to practice).
And now onto 2012. 2012 is going to be exponentially greater. To be honest, when I think of 2012, I am scared shitless...but also exhilarated at the same time. 2012 is my year. It is now or never.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Sometimes.
Sometimes I think I know what's best, I think I know what I need to do, who I need to be, where I need to go, the steps to take to get there...and then I realize that this, this right here is just fine. Here, in the now, is exactly RIGHT.
Right now (as stated earlier this week) , I have a deep thirst for doing, for being, for making a difference. My eyes are wide open to all the need that is around me and around the world. I went to a Free the Slaves benefit this past week that really inspired me The only choice I have is to do something.
I had a couple of really great experiences at work this week. No, I didn't miraculously "fix" a kid's "r", or teach him language in a great way...actually our session had nothing to do with speech or language. After working with these 2 boys, I felt alive. It was one of those experiences, that I felt, "Man, I was created for this very moment". On my drive back to the office, I realized that this is what I want to do, this is what I am created to do. I've learned that working with people, listening to them, helping them realize their potential is quite possibly my favorite thing on this planet. This is how I can do something. So, I began to toy with the idea of going back to school to become a licensed clinical social worker...To have the credential, to be "legit" at this....and to do this full-time...
But then I came across this yesterday:
Right now (as stated earlier this week) , I have a deep thirst for doing, for being, for making a difference. My eyes are wide open to all the need that is around me and around the world. I went to a Free the Slaves benefit this past week that really inspired me The only choice I have is to do something.
I had a couple of really great experiences at work this week. No, I didn't miraculously "fix" a kid's "r", or teach him language in a great way...actually our session had nothing to do with speech or language. After working with these 2 boys, I felt alive. It was one of those experiences, that I felt, "Man, I was created for this very moment". On my drive back to the office, I realized that this is what I want to do, this is what I am created to do. I've learned that working with people, listening to them, helping them realize their potential is quite possibly my favorite thing on this planet. This is how I can do something. So, I began to toy with the idea of going back to school to become a licensed clinical social worker...To have the credential, to be "legit" at this....and to do this full-time...
But then I came across this yesterday:
Bingo...
I realized the beauty of these interactions are that they were natural...
And so here's to life with open arms...just as I am.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Discontentment
There is a discontentment, an anxiousness, almost an excitement deep in my soul...the kind that moves a person...moves a person to greater, to more...
I feel like I am on the cusp of something big...what it is, I'm not sure....
Crazy things have been happening...crazy things that are NOT coincidence. Conversations, chance meetings that just build upon each other...
I have a deep urge in to me to go, to do.
I don't know when...I don't know what...but I am adventurously expectant for that, that is to come...
I feel like I am on the cusp of something big...what it is, I'm not sure....
Crazy things have been happening...crazy things that are NOT coincidence. Conversations, chance meetings that just build upon each other...
I have a deep urge in to me to go, to do.
I don't know when...I don't know what...but I am adventurously expectant for that, that is to come...
Monday, November 21, 2011
Happenstance.
Our lives are built upon these coincidences that I happen to believe are not coincidences at all.
This past quarter I have been struggling with what I am going to do when I'm done with school. I have a vague idea of what I want to do, but have had no idea of how to actually achieve the steps to get from Point A (graduation) to Point B (beginning of my dreams). Last week I went to the ASHA (American-Speech-Hearing & Language) National Convention and was able to get some good tips on those first steps.
Enter Happenstance.
This past weekend I played wing-man for a dear friend. (And I played it well, I might add). During the evening I had a great conversation with another* in the group that built upon everything I was experiencing that week. I explained my dream of traveling speech (stateside) and my current thirst for adventure. He asked what my dream job would be and I replied traveling internationally, living in spots for up to a year, practicing speech path. He replied, "Ok, do it." Which my reply was, "I don't speak tongues." And he said, "So learn."
It's an incredible feeling when you feel as if the stars have begun to align for you and you slices of the potential that is to come.
*I just wanted to add that this individual is only in the states this week only...kind of adds to the "happenstance" of it all...
This past quarter I have been struggling with what I am going to do when I'm done with school. I have a vague idea of what I want to do, but have had no idea of how to actually achieve the steps to get from Point A (graduation) to Point B (beginning of my dreams). Last week I went to the ASHA (American-Speech-Hearing & Language) National Convention and was able to get some good tips on those first steps.
Enter Happenstance.
This past weekend I played wing-man for a dear friend. (And I played it well, I might add). During the evening I had a great conversation with another* in the group that built upon everything I was experiencing that week. I explained my dream of traveling speech (stateside) and my current thirst for adventure. He asked what my dream job would be and I replied traveling internationally, living in spots for up to a year, practicing speech path. He replied, "Ok, do it." Which my reply was, "I don't speak tongues." And he said, "So learn."
It's an incredible feeling when you feel as if the stars have begun to align for you and you slices of the potential that is to come.
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*I just wanted to add that this individual is only in the states this week only...kind of adds to the "happenstance" of it all...
Monday, November 14, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Today.
Yesterday, a friend asked me how I was, and I replied with, "I'm tired...I can't wait until next year when I won't be in school." I was expecting sympathy, but instead, I got - "I never want to hear you say that again. You can't live in hopes of the future. This is your life. Today is your life. Yes, life is hard, and it sucks, but its up to you to thrive. If you don't like something, change it. Today is your life. not next year. NOW."
Which is exactly what I needed to hear in that very moment.
At my yoga studio, the instructors are constantly encouraging us to do our best possible. Because if we are doing our best possible there is no room for disappointment or regret.
And so now I'm settling for nothing less than my best possible. I'm going to thrive in this life. Today.
It's a bit thrilling...I don't know what Best Possible looks like for me, but I'm excited to find out.
Which is exactly what I needed to hear in that very moment.
At my yoga studio, the instructors are constantly encouraging us to do our best possible. Because if we are doing our best possible there is no room for disappointment or regret.
And so now I'm settling for nothing less than my best possible. I'm going to thrive in this life. Today.
It's a bit thrilling...I don't know what Best Possible looks like for me, but I'm excited to find out.
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It makes me smile that this post is entitled "Today" and the first word is 'Yesterday"
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