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December 22, 2014

Words to Live By

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The past year has been interesting.

Fun.

Exciting,

Challenging.

Eye Opening.

I am left wondering, at times, what the next day will bring and how I will navigate the waters of uncertainty that sometimes accompany living life.  I am always striving to be better.  To do better.  To be all that God created me to be and yet so often I fall short in that endeavor.

The past 4 years I have taken the lead of Chris Brogan (author, journalist and social media expert) and chosen 3 words to focus on and guide me through the year.  I “think” I picked up on this from Katybeth at Odd Loves Company back years ago when she talked about it but it has been a really good tool for me over the years.

The words I have chosen previously have all been great words.  They all held different meanings for me and it seemed like each time I focused on the words for the year I was able to recenter and pull myself back into a sense of purpose.  I need purpose in life.

Resolutions have never been my strength.  I have problems with “stick-to-itiveness” and always have felt that I have failed when it came to keeping long term resolutions.  The one thing that I have stuck to is writing this blog.  I am not sure why this has become my “thing” but it has.  It started out as an online journal of sorts, a travel diary, and has morphed into more of an addiction.  But a good kind of addiction.  I have found friends like you who are reading this whom I never would have found before.  I have been able to write about my adventures and for some reason a lot of you have stuck around to read about them.

I am extremely grateful for that.  Life is amazing and my life is enriched by knowing you are out there reading.  I have picked up a few new readers lately and am thrilled to be able to get to know each of you a bit better through your comments and perhaps–by returning the favor and following your blog.

As 2014 comes to a close within the week I am left wondering what my three words for 2015 will be.  The words in the above picture have served me well over the last 4 years and I want to be able to choose words that will guide me through the choppy waters that might be ahead.  I will be  putting a lot of thought into them over the next week or so.

Thanks for coming along for the ride.  Come January I will share my new words with you and would love to hear what you intend to focus on in 2015.  Comments, as always, are welcome here.  Why don’t you share with me what your thoughts are today.

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  1. Minnesota Prairie Roots
    December 22, 2014 at 08:27 am

    My thoughts today: I am thankful to have had one day when all three of my grown “children” were together at our extended family Christmas.

    I will always be among your faithful followers, Beth Ann, and one of your biggest fans. You possess a heart that overflows with compassion and care.

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    1. Beth Ann
      December 22, 2014 at 03:14 pm

      Thank you so much and you know that the love flows right back at you! Merry Christmas, my friend.

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  2. My Odd Family
    December 22, 2014 at 10:49 am

    Courage, Create and Commit served me well last year. I am pretty sure I will keep courage for another year and replace commit with ACT. The words in your cloud are strong. I like rekindle. A word I associate with you is Be. I have no idea why. I am so glad blogging is your thing or thang (after all you are in Texas….) it’s such fun hangin’ out with you. ♥

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    1. Beth Ann
      December 22, 2014 at 03:13 pm

      I think I may have found one of my words thanks to you! 🙂

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  3. Katy Flint
    December 22, 2014 at 01:00 pm

    Love this! Can’t wait to see what your words for 2015 are!

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    1. Beth Ann
      December 22, 2014 at 03:13 pm

      I think I already have an idea of what they are going to be—there may be some repeats.

      Reply
  4. Gibber
    December 22, 2014 at 03:05 pm

    Merry Christmas Beth Ann!

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    1. Beth Ann
      December 22, 2014 at 03:12 pm

      Thank YOU! Same to you! Did you get the book yet???? I keep forgetting to track it.

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      1. Gibber
        December 22, 2014 at 03:52 pm

        Thank you! No I didn’t get it yet. I doubt it will be before Christmas now. We are way up in nowhere. Almost where Santa lives..lol

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        1. Beth Ann
          December 23, 2014 at 07:52 am

          I just checked and it has cleared customs at least. It should get to you sometime!!!!

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          1. Gibber
            December 23, 2014 at 01:16 pm

            lol that’s funny and a good thing. Yes it will get here! Thank you Beth Ann!

  5. pattisj
    December 23, 2014 at 12:37 am

    Focus for 2015–make more time for art and get rid of unnecessary ”stuff” come to mind. That’s probably enough to keep me busy all year!

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    1. Beth Ann
      December 23, 2014 at 07:40 am

      That does sound like plenty to do in 2015. I agree. I need to do some of the cleaning stuff for sure!

      Reply
  6. Marla aka Crazy Mom
    December 23, 2014 at 07:10 am

    This is a great idea!

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    1. Beth Ann
      December 23, 2014 at 07:38 am

      Thanks. It has been a really fun thing to see how the words unfold during the year and take shape.

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  7. Helen Brown
    December 23, 2014 at 12:37 pm

    WON WORD FOR ME, WELL, TWO WORDS IS, GET WELL.

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  8. benzeknees
    February 27, 2015 at 02:53 am

    The words I think of most often when I think of you Beth Ann are: kind, thoughtful, caring, generous & kooky.

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