It’s nearly time to sweep the year 2013 out the door and welcome 2014 with open arms.
2013 Patricia Scarborough San Gabriel Trail Head The last painting of 2013. |
Resolutions feel so…resolute. There is is dogged determination, obstinacy and self-assuredness. There is fortitude, grit and pluck and motivation, all of which sound like exhortations plastered on the walls of a fitness center. Which, by the way, is where many resolutions go to die.
I’m a believer in Christine Kane’s Word Of The Year plan. In 2006 she wrote about choosing a single word that you could hold in your heart and use as a guide throughout the year. She called it a Resolution Revolution.
In a nutshell, by choosing a single word as a guide for the next 365 days, you give yourself room to grow rather than a pass/fail box to check off.
Several years ago I chose ‘engage’ as my word of the year. Consider the difference between this word and a resolution:
Resolution - I will spend 6 hours in my studio.
Engage - I will engage in my studio space.
4 hours,27minutes... |
I didn’t achieve engagement; there was no little plastic trophy or floppy rosette to set on a shelf.
Best Engagement Achiever? |
27 more to go...can't do it...Mommmmy... |
How about you? Are you going to check off a box? Or are you going to fill your entire year with a fresh kind of motivation?
6 comments:
Looks like you chose the word "pillow."
Seriously, that was the most well written essay I've read. So encouraging and so Patty. I cherish you.
You're a sweetie Mick. Thankyew. And your word for the next 365 days?
Its good to express. Best way to grow I think rather than just passing the box.
You bet Jacobjac. It's about growth!
You are so much smarter than I am! This was the post I needed to read right now. Thanks.
Oh no, Karine, not smarter at all. You folks get to listen to the cleaned up version of the whining in my head. Big hugs to you my dear!
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