For the first time since I’ve started the Word of The Year practice, I didn’t have to think about my word for 2022. It came to me two months ago and I was certain it was just what I needed. The more I pondered on it, the more it made sense. […]
Yes To Life In 2021
Continuing my practice of choosing a word for the year, I chose ‘Yes’ in 2021. As the year draws to a close and it’s almost time to choose a word for 2022 (!), I’m looking back on what I learnt from saying ‘yes’. The most important learning for me is to say a wholehearted yes […]
What Are You Making Time For?
What are you making time for? This is a question I’m directing at myself. We’ve been very particular and cautious about our interactions during this pandemic, but a visit to a pathology lab for a routine blood test, saw me getting the ‘flu and then passing it on to Jose! This has set us back […]
Saying Yes To Gratitude
I love linking to Lisa’s monthly Word of The Year link up. I’ve been trying to write the post for October for a couple of weeks now, but something or the other seems to come in the way. The latest was that both José and I have been down with quite a bad attack of […]
Doing The Next Right Thing
Over the last two months I’ve been reading Emily Freeman’s book ‘The Next Right Thing‘. For someone who reads really fast, two months is a long time to finish a book. But I’ve been reading a chapter at a time and sometimes taking a break in between. As I read, I journaled some of the […]
Say Yes and Finish
When you say ‘Yes’ as I chose to this year, you might end up choosing to say ‘yes’ to too much! This hit me hard in July, when I realised that I had my head full of plans and things I had said ‘yes’ to, but not enough energy or time to follow through. So […]