2009 - My Year to Create

don't you love the possibility of a brand new year? so much to look forward to, to anticipate, to promise yourself, to begin. i have lots of projects, lists, things, ideas, dreams i've been putting off because the time wasn't right, or i didn't have enough money, or i didn't have the right body type, or i was just plain scared to start something else and not finish. well, today, this first day of january 2009 i'm giving myself permission to begin as many things as i can - and to finish them if possible of course - but it's really about giving myself the okay to just GO! start, dive in, stop waiting. the perfect time will never be here. and in the meantime life just keeps whizzing by.

a precious soul, brandi, http://lovingtheexperiment.blogspot.com/ clued me in to a blog by Christine Kane www.ChristineKane.com/blog. i love this idea and have chosen my word for the year~

C R E A T E

there are an infinite list of things i'd like to create more of in my life. from photography projects to more time spent with friends/family to daily blog entries to more wealth in my life (both financially and spiritually) and on and on. i'm so excited about this word, this year.

today, i have started several new projects - a photo gratitude journal, a series of vision boards (see photo above), this blog entry - and there are 3 lists for sure that i know i will be working on today - 100 things i love about me, 100 things i want to do before i die and doug and i are going to create a list of 12 things we'd like to do this year together - 1 outing for every month. i'd love to hear what word you'd like to focus on this year and/or if you have anything you've been putting off creating that you could start right now - i hereby give you the permission to begin!

hooray for creating - i can't wait to see what happens!!!