Sunday, January 1, 2012

Fresh Start

I won't comment on how often I make this statement with a blog. So, in lieu of past regrets, let us BEGIN.

begin: to do the first part of an action. go into the first part of a process. to come into existence. to have a starting point. to set about the activity of. to bring into being.

This is my word for 2012. A la Ali Edwards' annual One Little Word.

I am starting the year beginning many new things: a Read-the-Bible-In-One-Year plan; a house that is in utter disary, needing much love and attention; a body that also needs love and attention with new foods and exercise; existence without a full-time job; and lastly ... a new baby.

A new life. "To come into existence." If that does not describe begin, I don't know what does. We are expecting our first child this summer. A miracle of preciousness. There are so many things I could say about this, but I am not quite ready to delve into those emotions in this forum. For now, I want to keep the first post of 2012 focused on what I hope for the coming 365 days.

So often I begin a project only to stop half way.

Hello, my name is The Queen of Unfinished Projects, it's lovely to meet you. 

Rather than beat myself up about this fact, focusing only on the tasks left to do, I am choosing to embrace what I am good at: starting something new. Begin. Perhaps if I find the positivity in this character attribute, I can carry the task to completion, rather than feeling overwhelmed and frustrated with myself for not finishing whatever it is that I am working on.

What will your word for 2012 be?