One powerful word to guide your day. How does one choose? Sounds like a simplification, a gimmick. One word isn’t gonna do it. Ok, well, have you picked your word yet? ( Students this week picked one power word to cut through the clutter and get straight to the marrow of what would bring them more fully into life).
When asked to focus on one word, I almost always pick trust. I generally need to trust life more. I’m a big planner, and it has paid off for me in many ways. Planning is irresistible to me. It’s in my bones. Yet, I’m the one that suffers when there is no plan or structure. I’m not trying to be someone I’m not, but I usually relax and have a better go of things when I trust a little.
How about you? Do you want to move a little in some direction? What word describes that? This week, I was more fanciful than usual, and I picked the word imagine. Imagine that :) As I read more Alice Hoffman books with her worlds of magical realism, I am drawn into that creative realm. So I imagine myself losing myself in writing and learning and unplanned time. The inner child in me wants to move with no expectations, just what’s right in front of me. No clinging, but letting go into the flow. I see her now … spinning around, laughing, stopping for a piece of cake and then back to the monkey bars.
Maybe your inner child holds your word. Ask him or her.
Namaste, Lynn
