I am late with this post, which ties in perfectly with my word for this year. Acceptance.
I suck at a lot of stuff. Really. Especially if it has to do with follow through, commitment or responsibility. I used to call myself undisciplined and immature. But since I’ve been practicing acceptance I just call myself Zura [...]
Are you ready for a new activity for this month? I hope you are beginning to really focus on bringing (fill in your word here) into your life.
This month we are going to write a personal mission statement about bringing our words into our everyday lives.
I found these great guidelines for writing a personal mission [...]
My word for 2010 is acceptance. Focusing on this word has brought so much awareness to me already. I am surprised at how much I’ve learned about myself through thinking about accepting myself, and journaling my thoughts and emotions on this idea.
Today I had quite a breakthrough about one area where acceptance has been a [...]
I made a new journal for the On My Word mission. For the past several months I’ve gone back to using cheap composition books for my journal. I find that I work more readily if I don’t pay much for the journal. When I use watercolor paper or a more expensive sketch book, it makes [...]
Day 1 of the Oh My Word mission.
I am looking for ways to define acceptance and apply it to myself. I want to truly accept myself. This is very difficult for me. So hard, in fact, that I’ve only attempted it in small steps in the past. But this year, I truly want to learn [...]
It’s the first day of a brand new year. What a great time to start focusing on what we want in our lives for the coming year. Choosing a word is important because we will focus on our word throughout the next 12 months. Hopefully, you have chosen your word, but if not, it’s not [...]
As 2009 burns down to and end, many people reflect on the past year and look forward the hope that a new year brings. I enjoy the enthusiasm that others share at this time of year. It feels like we are all in this together. We all want to be better people, we want to [...]
I am on a Mission next year and would love for you to join me. Here’s a little background.
For many years I have selected a word in January that I want to focus on throughout the year. These words were things I wanted to bring into my life. I’m not talking about words like Cadillac [...]