I'm not one to 'pick a word' for the new year. However, this year, one came to me. Don't you love when that happens? When you least expect it, there it is. I have been working on some journal pages to wrap up and document thoughts, and processes, and evidence from '08. I looked back through my journal and there are a lot of roses. The year began with red roses, but ended with pink ones. I know that roses will always be a favorite image and will continue to show up in my work, my studio, and my home. One of my defining words for 2008 would be *rose*. And there it was, my word for 2009……
My friend Kathryn presents a prompt on her Soul Journal site to discover your defining word or words. It's a worthy exercise, to esteem toward something, to attempt at achieveing something, so set the course for '09. As I said, I don't usually define myself until the end of the year. But *rose* led me to *_ _ _ _*. I used the word in my last two posts (oops, 2 of the last 3 posts). That's how I knew the word came to me. It was an obvious choice to claim it, and has several meanings for me – creatively, spiritually, and cleverly. Can you guess what it is?
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