At the start of this year, I picked a few words to decide
what would be my word of 2011. For some reason I found it difficult to pick
only one. What was 2011 going to bring? What was the focus going to be?
The idea for word of the year came from Christine Kane via
Jo Parfitt. In her blog, Jo had written about how she had picked a word for
2011 and had been inspired by Christine Kane. My mum at Yarn Song & Yoga
did the same. I liked the idea and decided to pick one (well, a few) too.
The other day I thought about my words and I looked for my
notebook where I wrote them in. When I found the page, I was surprised to see
that not only had I written a few down, I’d actually highlighted one of them. That
one must have jumped out at me at the time, yet I hadn’t remembered it. Strange,
I thought.
So, the words I’d written down for 2011 were:
Faith
Vision
Discovery
Trust
Abundance
Prosperity
Adventure
The word I’d highlighted in yellow was Trust. Reflecting on
the past year, I see how Trust, in the end, was the right word for me.
This year I’ve had to trust my intuition, my decisions and
my heart. I had to trust that giving up everything in Bristol to move back to
The Netherlands was the right decision.
I had to trust myself. Trust my ability, strength, and
belief in myself. Along the way there have been moments where I’ve tested my
Trust. I had to Trust my body, my feelings, and my inklings, especially when
things didn’t seem right. Trust I didn’t have to settle for less. Trust I
can have the best.
Finally, I found I had to Trust the loved ones affected by my
choices would be OK. I wasn’t responsible for their feelings, however, I was as
considerate and compassionate as I could be. They are on their own path and
sometimes you have to let them go, and they have to let you go. Maybe one day
you will meet again, but for now, the reason why you were in each other’s lives
has ceased, and it’s time to move on, no matter how hard that is. I had to Trust
it would all work out. So far I am pleased to see it really has.
Did you have a word for 2011? Or can you think of one now
that summarises the year you’ve had? Let me know in the comments section, I’d
love to find out.
Merry Christmas!
2 comments:
Thank you Carrie for this! Inspired by your post and the word of the year I also wrote about the same topic http://glowingbalance.com/reflecting-back-to-2011/
You're most welcome! And I am pleased to hear you were inspired. I had a read of your post and I think it's great :-) Here's to a year where everything falls into place!
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