Tuesday, January 21, 2014
ONE LITTLE WORD
I had never heard of this Ali Edwards project before and apparently it has been going on for several years. This year I have joined in and my word is PURPOSE.
I am not sure if it's MY age or just where I am in my life right now but I want to live with more purpose. I don't want to just get through the days and weeks and months. I want there to be a reason - a purpose - in most things that I do. It's not like you have all that much "good" time left! I want my direction to be TOWARD something - not just wayward. Make sense? Well, it does to me!!! LOL!!!
I have all my "stuff" assembled (heaven knows I did not need to buy any more "stuff" but of course I did!! It's like going to a wedding - you may have 10 appropriate dresses but you want a NEW one!) and I am ready to go. Even did some research on the meaning of living life on purpose - living a purposeful life.... you get my drift.
I am hoping to get to it this week. Especially since it is only one challenge a month and this month is almost over! It took me forever to decide what word I want to use. Declutter? Good word for me - but realistically not going to happen. Enough? Also a good word - SO not going to happen. By a series of elimination more than anything else - but figuring out what I want to accomplish this year is how I got to my word. For example, I want to learn to draw this year (as I have stated for the past few years!!!). If I pursue that with purpose maybe I will actually learn to draw this year.
It will be fun to see how this all pans out. How if by saying it enough, defining it enough, repeating it enough, I can actually accomplish it.
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PURPOSE! a perfect word, Elena. I felt I was lacking just that the past year and a half..learning to live alone, wondering what my purpose is "now". Then came meditation and living a more contemplative life. I do think we become more introspective as we age, which is not a bad thing. Enjoy One Little Word. I've done it (silently) for the past 2 years and it is a wonderful exercise. Here's to 2014. May it bring all you hope for yourself and your family.
ReplyDeleteAs to the drawing, I didn't know I could until I took my first art class at the age of 38. I went on and got interested in printmaking and my mentor and printmaking advisor told me to spend at least 15 minutes a day sketching and it would get better and better. Not that I ever took his advice! LOL I still draw slowly and haven't refurbished my drawing pencil stash for years..giggle.
ReplyDeleteAs to the drawing, I didn't know I could until I took my first art class at the age of 38. I went on and got interested in printmaking and my mentor and printmaking advisor told me to spend at least 15 minutes a day sketching and it would get better and better. Not that I ever took his advice! LOL I still draw slowly and haven't refurbished my drawing pencil stash for years..giggle.
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