wow – so here we are in august. before we know it it will be fall and this
year will be winding down. it seemed like a good time to
re-visit my word of the year choice: reach.
this is my 5th year of doing this and i can
honestly say that it has been a powerful practice. each year i have a journal to correspond with
my word. i use the right side of the
page to jot down ways in which the word has manifested in my daily life. i use the left side of the page to jot down brainstorming
ideas of what else i could try related to the word. if i end up doing those things, i cross them
off. the others i look back at from time
to time.
what has been particularly interesting this year is the
division between reaching OUT, reaching IN and reaching UP. the reaching out part is a little more
obvious, but i have made it a priority to find new ways to reach UP to the
vastness and mystery that surrounds us and to reach IN through silence, meditation
and intuitive writing.
reaching OUT is always in the back of my mind too and has
prompted me to move into some new and interesting situations and relationships.
at this point, it’s too early for me to think about next
year, but i’m pretty sure i will continue with yet another word because i do
like where it takes me.
