Those who know me understand that one of my sacred rituals each January is to choose a word or phrase for the coming year. This ritual is all about setting clear intention for the next twelve months and the word acts as a psychological rudder for making effective choices.
I take this exercise very seriously and found myself wrestling for two months – “What is the RIGHT word that captures the experience I want more of this year???”
As I observed myself wrestling (again), I realized that what I wanted is GRACE – actually RADICAL GRACE. Grace is a word that has always felt delicious on the tongue – a beautiful word that has many meanings for me. Webster defines it as “beauty and ease in movement.” I’ll take more of that. I do want to do more dancing this year. Mostly I want more ease. I’m good at making anything a bit (or a lot!) of struggle. Maybe it meets my need for challenge – and if it’s difficult, it must be good for me!
Since my partner and I are full participators in Cancer World this year with more chemo and suspenseful blood work ahead, I want to do this journey with grace and ease. Yes, beauty and ease in all things. . .
So, what is your word or phrase for 2011? What experience do you yearn for – in your life? In your job? Let me know!
One Comment