“You have to begin telling your story in a new way. You have to tell it as you want it to be.” – Abraham Hicks
What is your theme for 2010 going to be? Ever since I started blogging I have been choosing a theme for my new year rather than making resolutions. Every year so far I have chosen big, brave words to try to live up to. It has been exhausting. So this year I was feeling very uncomfortable about the whole thing. I tried on words like ‘Abundance’ and ‘Brave’ and ‘Wild’ only to have my throat close up and my shoulders get all tense. I was getting nowhere.
Then I read this post by my friend Jessie and I had one of those moments when you hear the click – yes! – my shoulders released, my jaw relaxed, and I felt like I had been freed. I had found it – my word for 2010 – and I thank Jessie for the inspiration. My theme this year is going to be Relief!
It may not sound grand to you, but it fits just right for me. Relief will mean having more money than bills. Relief will mean having money for flights home and Squam and spending Christmas with my family. Relief will mean finally feeling comfortable in my skin. Relief will mean finding an agent and a publisher for my book. Relief will mean that I finally finish what I have started before leaping big and brave and bold into new ventures. Relief will mean time with friends and a happy, comfortable, warm, nurturing home. Relief will mean that 2010 is a wonderful, wonderful year!
[I learned my first lesson quickly. My scanner won’t work so I was trying to get a great photograph of my New Year’s Eve/ Blue Moon/ Partial Eclipse Dream Board and I ended up spending way too much time on that and not enough with my sweet husband on New Year’s Eve – so the picture is rubbish, but the board is good and I am off to do what is important and snuggle in to welcome the New Year!]
A happiest of new years to you and yours.
You are loved.
xo
Got a recommendation for one of your posts from Sas and I’m so glad I’ve found your site, I’m going through some similar self-discoveries and it’s so great to find another inspirational soul like you.
Have a great 2010. I’m off to do the same as you and cuddle up to my hubby to welcome the new year together 🙂
Love your story about great expectations, and your choice of the word “relief”! The quote about telling your story the way you want it to be is very inspiring for me too! And then of course I had to laugh in recognition when you wrote about spending time offline on New Years rather than with these online projects.
Happy New Year! May your new year be full of relief!
Happy New Year Megg!
Relief– I like it. My word for 2010 is Stretch. And part of that for me is going to Squam, too. See you there!
xo
Bravo to you for finding the word that feels perfect for you in the coming year. RELIEF can be quite a powerful word! Many blessings to you as you find relief in all that you do….
this sounds perfect. my word (which i will post about later today/tomorrow) relaxes my jaw, releases my shoulders, tickles my heart and lifts my spirit…
i honor your “Relief”!
cheers,
gem
I wish you much relief in 2010.
Relief sounds wonderful! Happy New Year!
I love how you homed into your word for the year — by listening to how your body responded. I find that inspiring (it has worked in the past for me, but I keep forgetting to pay attention) and need to do more of it! May this year bring the Relief you’re seeking. Happy New Year!
That is a wonderful dream. Relief will bring you an amazing year. Big hug enjoy your time with hubby.
I am so happy to have found your blog via Cate at “Show My Face”. My theme for 2010 was going to be Passion – and it started to freak out my laid-back self — I think I like Relief better! Happy New Year!
~to each new day you wake may you be filled with relief…may you start your day knowing all will be fine…relief…a great word we all need to remember! brightest blessings~
love your word,
love your board,
LOVE you!
happy 2010 mighty meg 🙂
Here’s to your sweet relief! May you be surrounded and embraced by all that you need to make this year precisely what you desire.
Hey, beautiful, when are you planning to go to Squam? It’s on my radar and it would ROCK to be there together.
May all your dreams come true in the new year! Relief will mean that 2010 is a wonderful, wonderful year! What a lovely way to put it! ~ Happy new year Theresa