I’m off to a slow start this year, but not because I had trouble finding my word. It ended up leaping out at me from a wonderful blog I discovered through Michelle GD. (More about that coming up.) It’s a slow start because I’m not home. We left Rochester on January 4th and won’t return until the 27th. That’s a long time for us to be away, but we’re helping Sarah and Adam while both of them are attending conferences this month. The bonus was a trip to Disney World last week prior to Sarah’s conference in Orlando. We’re now settled in with Adam and the kids. When Sarah comes home, there will be a few days with everyone here, and then Adam leaves for several days. So, despite a lot of thinking about how I’d like to approach my word this year, getting the ideas down for the blog has taken quite a bit of time.
In November, I thought I had chosen my word. Then in December through one of Michelle’s blog posts or newsletters there was a link to ViewFinders, a wonderful photography blog. I happened on this photo by Lucy Loomis.
The minute I saw it, I thought to myself, that might be my OLW. Then I read Lucy’s words and knew I was correct.
We don’t know the reason that someone would tack up a positive little sign like this, but I want to think that it was to encourage us to all say YES to this life, on the first day of the year or the last. Say YES to the important things, say YES I will make a difference, say YES I will be kind and compassionate, say YES I will love with all my heart, say YES I will help and hope, and finally, say YES, YES, YES, I am here on this earth, in this beautiful and sometimes broken place, and I will give it everything I’ve got.
Lucy kindly gave me permission to share her photo and her beautiful words. So, YES, is my word for 2019. It feels just right.
So I’m saying YES . . .
. . . to time with family
. . . and friends.
. . . to volunteering and helping others.
. . . to healthy eating habits and regular exercise.
. . . to creative pursuits-old and new.
. . . to new adventures.
. . . to reviving my photography practice.
I'll be back tomorrow with more on my intentions for living with YES in 2019.
