I rang in the new year last night with loved ones and friends. It was filled with talking, laughing, silly children, spirits, good food, and fun. I am thankful that I was able to celebrate with a wonderful group of people.
I am sitting here on this first morning of 2013 and my heart is full of mixed emotions. Hopeful and excited for new challenges and experiences in 2013 and a little sad to say goodbye to 2012 which was a growing year for me. I feel full of ideas which can be a little overwhelming and exciting at the same time.
There is a trend in blogs right now to pick one word as your focus for the new year. I'm jumping on the bandwagon because I like this idea so much better than resolutions. In the past, my resolutions tended to be self-effacing -- lose weight, get in shape, look better, be better, etc. I don't know if it is my age (35) or just frustration with our society shaping my view of not being good enough but I really don't want that to be my focus this year. So, I'm going with a word for the year because I see it as potential. Today the word may inspire certain goals within me but I'm interested to see how those goals change as the year changes; as I change.
The word I've chosen is Vitality. Webster's had a couple of definitions for Vitality that I liked:
1 - The peculiarity distinguishing the living from the nonliving
2 - Capacity to live and develop; also : physical or mental vigor especially when highly developed
power of enduring; lively and animated character
I want new experiences. I want to be more active. I want to be healthy and strong. I want to grow my blog and inspire people. I want to create every day. I want to be peculiar and alive!
In addition, my creative goals this year:
1 - Learn to knit
2 - Buy a sewing machine and learn to use it
3 - Stretch myself in crochet and learn a new technique
4 - Finish my seemingly never ending crocheted blanket (more to come on that)
5 - Grow some of the food I eat this year
Do you have any goals or words that will inspire you in 2013?
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