2011 Resolution Words

[boy wrangler]

I've been thinking a lot lately about next year and what I want to get out of it. I love the idea of just one word instead of a whole list of resolutions that get left by the wayside 2 weeks into the year.

The first word that springs to mind is Action - I want to do less talking and planning and reading and actually get to doing things. My mind is full of things I want to do but never get around to doing them. I'm starting to feel anxious about kindy next year for E, I will have to be more organised, less lazy etc and I think the word Action will remind me to stick to my routines around the house, not stay in our pjs til 10am, get up, get bread made. I think I'll be able to apply one word to little everyday things and bigger, life choices.

But, with E heading off to kindy and a new baby in June, I'm not sure how achievable that is going to be. Only one way to tell and that is to run into 2011 head on!

[cef77]

Knowledge will be my 2011 word :)

[Phoenix]

Fabulous C, enjoy it. :)

I have said that my word will be discovery. I would like to discover who I am after all the changes that I have gone through in the last few years. I would like to find what it is that will make me happy in life. I am wanting to discover more about the daily life that is going on and find a way to make it brighter for my family.
Does that make sense? I want to do more living, more participating rather then drowning and to do that I need to find who I am, what makes me tick and how I can be better at being me then I have been.

[boy wrangler]

I love knowledge!

Sounds like a great plan Em! I feel like this year has been a big year of discovery for me, and it's been so rewarding. I'm much happier with myself and what I'm doing with my life. I'm sure you'll have a great discovery year too! Discovering is fun! :)

[Phoenix]

I still have two and a half weeks of surrendering left yet, it will come in handy with Mum being here. :2lol

[´*~·Meje·~*`]

Copy and pasted from the 2010 thread :great

Due to all I've put into action this year, it is obvious from where Im standing now that my word for 2011 is 'Believe'.

In many different areas of my life I now need to jump in with both feet, give it my all, and above all Believe in my abilities - existing and potential. To keep it all running, I do need to keep up with 'Action' though ;)

[milkymumma]

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[lucylu]

oh, how lovely reading everyone's resolutions :)

My 2011 word is acceptance... of myself and others

[cherish]

still thinking about it.. waiting for the right word to resonate with me..

[elflyn]

I'm still thinking too.
We had a fair number of challenges this year, especially with the babe's health, and at times I felt overwhelmed.
At the moment I am trying "connect" to see how it fits for next year. I feel I need to connect or really re-connect with myself, my family and friends and with the path and journey I have chosen.
I didn't have a word for last year though with hindsight "accept" might have been appropriate.

[Kali]

I think my word is going to be 'Balance'. I am going to be balancing many important tasks amongst many people this year. I am going to be responsible for moving everyone forward and that will not happen unless I find 'balance'.

[Madi]

Participate is going to be my word for 2011. I want to be involved!
Huddy starting school is a good time for that, I think :yes Lots to be involved with at Pine School.

[boy wrangler]

ooo, I love participate Madi!

[SpringMumma]

Hmmm, I really don't know!

I know I want to be more consistent with my study - I want to do some work on my assignments each week instead of leaving them to the last minute. If I do this, I'm sure I can achieve consistent HDs.

I want to keep on top of the housework so I don't get overwhelmed. A clean house equals a happy me.

I want to say 'yes' more than I say 'no'. I want to create more adventures for our family. I want to peacefully prepare for "Mo's" birth.

Hmm, now to put all that into one word :2lol. Can I have two words? Maybe consistently prepare!

[starstarrainbow]

My word is yoga (which is really a thousand words so I am cheating)

[lucylu]

oooh, sounds good starstarrainbow :)

[Karena]

I think my word is going to be "Love"

In that I want to love myself more, I want to show love more, I want to do what I love, I want to follow my passion and love of teaching.

[Phoenix]

Awesome K, sounds lovely! :love

[Ethereal]

Ooooh, love, I like!! :heart

What's the opposite of procrastination?? Cos I need that word lol. Maybe I'll look it up tomorrow ...

[Karena]

A the opposite is 'doing' :2lol
Thanks ladies

[jodiemiller]

What's the opposite of procrastination?? Cos I need that word lol. Maybe I'll look it up tomorrow ...

Hey Aleza, this is my pledge too - only I'm using two words in combo: "Little & Often"

It means I don't have to get it all done at once. I can chip away at it a small piece at a time and still make progress.

HTH

[Savannah]

Last year my word was community. Not in the IP thread, but the word that came up again and again for me. The experience of building a community. Finding community around where we live and within the wider area and exploring what community is for each of us.

I think my 2011 word is going to be receive. I do a lot of giving - time, gifts, knowledge, love, food, thought, etc. But I am not so good at receiving those things from others.

I have come to the end of the year feeling quite drained and worn out. I have worked through my reasons for giving and I do think I am better at finding the balance with it. Now I want to be more open to receiving from my community and from the Greater Source. Open to the possibilities and opportunities put before me. Open to letting good things come into my life and ready to receive them.

[lucylu]

YAY for you Sav! What a great word :)

Please receive this massive cyber hug from me

[Savannah]

Thanks Lu. I am always willing to receive hugs from friends. :)

[mrs fox]

I have decided.........Pause.

I will Pause to enjoy!
I will Pause before I open my mouth to speak!
I will Pause and think 'Is this the person I want to be?'
I will Pause and just watch!

[boy wrangler]

ooo, that is a good one Jill!

[mummabare]

loving these :)

I've come up with prioritize, organize and energize. I think I need 3 words to tidy up my life at this stage!!

Prioritize - family come first , and I am apart of this family so if it is important to me, it must be prioritized also! I reserve the right to re prioritize! (is that a word?)
Organize - plan ahead and stick to the plan as much as possible, maintain priorities to create more spaces for the following:
Energize - use those *free* spaces and time, to honor myself and my being, to energize myself...and not to fill it up with things I feel obliged to do ( those things that take my energy). Instead...I will feed my soul...my energy.

Am going to write this down and put it up on somewhere as well :)

[Savannah]

I love those words K. I think I could do all those things too.

[Ethereal]

Ooooohhhh, good words!!

I like the little & often Jodie. Will have to meditate on this a little I think.

[Rinelle]

I thought I wasn't going to do this this year, since last year's word was a bit of a flop, but seems my head has other ideas.

This year's word will be 'balance'. I need to find a balance in work, play, family, and anything else that comes up.

[Morph]

Some really lovely words are coming up here. Love & balance are good. But mine will be 'Health'. Or 'Zen'.

Health can cover so much (just one word is tricky!). I need to get fit, lose weight, sort out the health of the vegie garden, sort out health for the family - food wise & emotional health. So I guess it also can cover zen, love & balance.

Feeling better already!

[soulmama]

Mine is "Live".

Live for myself.
Live for my children.
Live for fun.
Live Life to the fullest.

[Phoenix]

:great

[chaos]

I think my word for 2011 will be "harmonise"

getting in tune with myself, and those around me, and bringing it all into balance

[Joey]

I love this thread but I'm stuck for a word again, like last year I know what I want to say but I can't sum it up in a word. Unless something comes to me I'll stick with focusing on the feeling I want to end up with rather than a word to get me there

[marmee]

For me...explore.

Exploring life and all I want it to be
Exploring me and all I want to be
Exploring my children and all they are
Exploring the possibilities

All in a fresh new year :) It's gotta be great!

[kateking]

MIne will be "Giggle"
It prompts me to remember that I want my journey to be full of fun and joy! For myself but also for those around me.
I want my boys to feel that happy feelings are only a thought away. I want to be a living example that life is, and can be, good.
That is the year I want :)

[milkymumma]

peace

[elflyn]

Oooh I like peace Lu. IO also like zen Morph.
I'm still working with connect atm. It feels okay but I'm not certain it is the one.

[cherish]

I love giggle- maybe I should add that to my list..

I've been mulling over this for about a month.. and I think it's come to me.. but it's not a word this year- it's a saying..

'just do it' I am great at procrastinating.. especially when it comes to housework, cleaning, uni work and just generally everything (except relaxing and looking after myself!) so it's come the time for me to just do what needs getting done, before relaxing (not always of course..) getting started before things get overwhelming..

also- embrace- have to have a more philosophical word.. embrace what life has for me, both good and bad, embrace my children more.. etc etc..

resound is also a word that has come- but I don't know what that means for me.. it is one of my favourite words- the picture I get with it is like the vibration that you feel in your body when you stand next to the bass speaker at a concert- I love that feeling- feeling the music- used to travel with a friend who was/is a singer and I remember every night pretty much going down in front of the speaker in a particular song to feel that feeling.. :)

[Anju]

My word will be trust.
I need to trust in my own abilities, and myself in general, and trust that all will be oooookay. I also need to trust people a bit more. Ive become quite jaded after such a freakin hard year.

[Joey]

I like embrace - that makes a lot of sense to me.

I need trust, accept, save, go with the flow, stop feeling guilty for every little thing and relax all in one.

But maybe I'll go with the word a friend of mine suggested to me in March last year, it's worked well for me this year. the word is YES. Just say YES. Stop worrying about the ifs buts and maybes, the morning, the sleep deprivation, the possible negativities and just say YES to experiences.

Oh and eta also learn to say NO to situations/relationships that cause me sleepless nights, it's such a little word but life would be so much easier if I could just say it a little more often

[Savannah]

Yes is a great word!

[mrs fox]

i like yes too!

[michelle_j_r]

some really great words here!! I like Prioritize! and Live is a good one too. When i saw Explore i thought "yeah!!" but i think 2010 incorporated a bit of that and i'm hoping 2012 will be even more so.... but for me this year i am going with Possibilities.

I am so darn excited about the whole world of Possibilities that i have open to me, both with my travel options, homeschooling the kids, new relationships.... and so many different decisions to be made. Not all encompassing-lock-me-in type decisions, more the kind that ebb and flow and the "right now" kind of Possibilities. I'm going to just soak it up and enjoy the options that i have and the freedom that i have over my own lifestyle.... oh, Freedom would have been nice too! :2lol

[jodiemiller]

Yes, is a great word!

[Harmony]

Yay, I finally have a word for this year!

Focus

It's been a while coming, but I've realised that all my efforts over the last couple of years have boiled down to learning to focus on what I want, what I need, the things, people, relationships, work, that are most important to me and need to be done now.

I NEED to get my body back into shape - fit and energetic and healthy.
I NEED to get moving with my career - no more stressing about our future.
I WANT to get the house in order - no more dead weight sitting in cupboards and under beds, dragging me down.
I WANT to focus on ordinary and extraordinary experiences with my family rather than accumulating stuff.
I NEED to have more FUN!!!

I need sleep :2lol

[Phoenix]

I feel that discovery isn't enough and have had another word popping up continually. Embrace. Not only do I need to discover who I am but also embrace it.

[Donna]

*bump*

It's taken me 4 months to figure out my word. But I think I have it. I find myslef doing it alot since we moved house, and I think it's perfect.

Calm.

But one word isn't enough. I have to add in Pause.

I think they both go hand in hand, and are both something I need to really need to try to do more often.

[Innate Nurturer]

Haven't put a lot of thought into it, as there are quite a few words that I could apply to this year (and I love all of your words!) so I've sort of been waiting for the real word to announce itself.
Yesterday the sentence "my year of gratitude" flowed through my mind and stood out from all the white noise going on in there lately, so it feels pretty good!
2011:my year of gratitude.

[michelle_j_r]

stick it in your sig, IN. :) i've just clicked your sig box thingy so you should have one now.

[cef77]

Well, my word is knowledge and OMFG! I have survived Term 1 at uni and the learning curve is enormous, but I'm loving it!

[boy wrangler]

My word is Action, and holy crappers, have we had action! Completely all action we were not expecting though so it's been interesting.

At least I've been sticking to my word! :2lol

[Rinelle]

LOL BW! And congrats Cef.

My word is balance, and I think I'm finding some! Found a new strategy for work that seems to be working, and isn't taking up the whole day!

[Phoenix]

My words were Discover and Embrace. I think I am getting better at it. I have some steep learning curves that pop up and I need to not bury myself in the sand so much. So I have discovered things about myself and although I don't like them I am embracing it and working on change.

[sarah bean]

Survive :yes

Everyone still breathing at the end of the year is going to be classed as success this year. Nothing else really really reeeally matters when it all boils down, as long as we all survive, it's all ok. Just keep breathing ;)

[Donna]

Survive :yes

Everyone still breathing at the end of the year is going to be classed as success this year. Nothing else really really reeeally matters when it all boils down, as long as we all survive, it's all ok. Just keep breathing ;)
That's a good one Sarah :)

[Phoenix]

I just read your sig and now am singing 'hey, hey, hey!' xx

[boy wrangler]

Survive :yes

Everyone still breathing at the end of the year is going to be classed as success this year. Nothing else really really reeeally matters when it all boils down, as long as we all survive, it's all ok. Just keep breathing ;)

I feeling a lot like this too .... maybe I need to change my word!

[milkymumma]

My word is peace, it is getting me through some tough times.

[Donna]

...i'm using my words quite abit this afternoon....

[marmee]

Hey my friends :heart How are we all going with our 2011 promises??

[marmee]

Me - I am proud of me.

I have had the chance to explore lots.

Myself for sure. What I need. What I want. What I can do, What I can be. What I strive for. What lessons I need to learn.

My children. They are learning so much. They have grown so much. We have been forced to face many things and to explore so many ways to make life work. Even if it hurts at times. Yep - they have grown immensely. They amaze me every day.

My life in 2011 has been great. A new beginning. So many things to re-explore. So many things to look forward to exploring too.

Re-looking at this word has made me realise that I have done alot...but there is still more to go.

BRING IT ON :)

[Donna]

I have been trying really hard. But this year certainly has stepped up a notch on being challenging.

[cherish]

My words were 'just do it' for some things I have, but for some not.. guess I've got a few more months left!

[mama_bel]

How did everyone go with their 2011 word?

[Rinelle]

My word was balance, and I think I might be slowly finding some, lol. No idea quite how, but I do feel better about it.

[jodiemiller]

"Little and often" actually worked quite well for me. Think I'll stick with it for another year. :)

[Phoenix]

'discover and embrace who I am' I am in a better place then when I was choosing my resolution so that is a win! :)

[marmee]

Mine was "explore"

I did well. Major changes. Explored possibilities. Explored myself. Explored my environment. Explored friendships. Explored my beliefs. Still exploring.

[sarah bean]

"survive" - so far, but the year isn't over yet... I guess I didn't specify "without loosing the plot completely" or anything, and I *am* still breathing.

[cherish]

I think mine was 'just do it'..in the vein of not procrastinating.. I have acheived some things.. not everything I had hoped for (a tidy organised home..) but progress has been made.. thinking about next year now.. I like yours Jodie- but I do have something in mind..

[boy wrangler]

oh and as for my word for 2011? It was "action" and yep, there has been action but not in the ways I imagined!

Dealing with the move back to Brissie has been hard and I don't feel like I've stopped mentally since then, trying to figure out where I fit and how I see my role and future, I thought I was on a different path than the one I now see myself on. Off to ponder on a word or two for 2012 ...

[michelle_j_r]

i think this year really was about me remembering not to close myself off to anything and enjoying the freedom that a world of possibilities offers... so happy with that. It gave me a chance to decide on a few things that i don't want for myself and has kept a few future dreams burning bright. All in all i'm pretty happy with the mindfulness of the past year.

[cef77]

My word was knowledge.

I did gain knowledge in so many facets of my life. I finished my 1st year of a B Nursing degree with a 6.5 GPA.
My 13 year relationship broke down, and I learned that I *can* take care of myself and I am a stronger woman for it.
Knowledge that my family and some of my friends whom I have known for a very long time were not able to cope with the change in my circumstance and could provide little or no support.
Knowledge that my boys are incredibly resilient and have adapted to all the change remarkably well.

And finally knowledge is starting to appear of who I am, and I like what I'm seeing.

[boy wrangler]

That is so great cef :heart

[Phoenix]

Love your post C. *warm fuzzies*

[jodiemiller]

*like*

[lucylu]

beautiful C :)

[kateking]

Mine was "play".
2011 was a massive learning curve for me. I peeled back some ego layers only to find more angry penguin layers underneath... I went searching for the why and came to an understanding of where all that was coming from, which makes me excited about a free(er) future! I got glimpses of the wellspring of joy I have within (when I am present enough to notice it) so some amazing and unforgettable "play" happened. I'm so excited about what is to come but more excited about the clarity that noticing the present moment brings.

[lucylu]

awww that's so nice KK :heart good for you

[jodiemiller]

Wish I could report such an 'evolutionary' 2011, Kate. Beautiful words and an even more beautiful sentiment. :heart