Tag: word of the year
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Making Room in January, Part 2
I’ve MADE ROOM in the second half of the month for: 1. writing poetry and exploring new structures without self judgment.2. taking a photo walk. 3. a weekly donation bag.4. bringing the poetic structure to my writing group and enjoying where each woman took the prompt and how they expressed themselves.5. pleasure. 6. a night…
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Last Year’s Language
For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice. T.S. EliotI had a language last year,with words likelove, life, trust, work,and it brought me joy, peace, fulfillment,until it didn’t,because the ground shifted,and those things were tarnished,tainted, taken from me,like it or not.This year,a new voice emerges,bubbling up from…
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Make Room
When choosing my Word of the Year this year, it was my therapist who suggested one to me.She noted that a word I used frequentlywas Grace.I had to agree, because I have worked hard in the past decadeto extend grace to myselfin the form of self forgiveness, self acceptance,and self love.I extend grace to others,extending…
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Story
I have been picking Words of the Year since 2018. At first, I would pour over lists of words, circling those that resonated, writing about each and narrowing down to one winner. These past two years, the words have come to me! They nip at my heels, tug at my sleeves and beg to be noticed, accepted and…
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EMBODIMENT
Enlightened understanding that My body’s experiences have been negative and positive Because of traumas, comments, Observations by others, and social and cultural expectations that Don’t allow for accurate, realistic, or gentle self images. I now choose to reclaim my body and cement My Self, release bottled emotions Express myself fully, cast off the expectations of…
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Word of the Year!
Each year I choose a word to carry me through, inspire me, challenge me, comfort me and always continue to help me grow. I started in 2018 with Alignment, which despite combing through pages of word suggestions, was the original one I thought of! I wrote poems about it, took pictures that represented it, and…
The Journey Inward 