Last year was a miserable fail at blogging, this year I will strive to be better. I’ll add some reminders to my phone and my planner to kick my butt in gear.
In 2009 my friend Alayna told me about One Little Word and I picked a word that little did I know would hold as much power as it did. I have picked a word every year since (Strong, Remember, Organize, Brave, Faith, Happy, Sparkle, Create and Kind). The idea is to pick a word that represents what you want to focus on throughout the year. 2017 held a moment for me that really hit home my word for me I was in the Charolette Airport in line at Starbucks and a pilot got behind me. I had a 3 hour layover and he was obviously between flights I told him to go in front of me and we chatted while in line when we got to the counter he bought my drink, I thanked him we waited and talked more then parted ways. I went and sat down and something in me told me to go back to that Starbucks (which if you are ever in the Charolette Airport the Starbucks by gate E11 is the one you want to go to) the pilot knew a guy who worked their and I got him to come talk with me for a moment and asked if I bought the pilot a gift card would he see that he got it when he came through again. He politely told me he would and thanked me for thinking of the pilot. I bought the gift card and proceeded to write the pilot a note telling him how I was struggling emotionally (I was flying because my grandpa had just passed away and I was having trouble seeing things as not being gray and he showed me Kind was still out there). One simple act letting a pilot go in front of me in line reminded me of something I had lost sight of in my most difficult time and this amazing man proved to me that Kind was still out there. I left that experience with a different outlook. I got my soul refilled by a stretch of road in Alabama that holds that home feeling for me and always makes my steps a little lighter. I was able to see positive in a negative situation and without that experience I doubt I could have.
So it’s Word of the year time and it was one of the furthest things from my mind in November and December coming up with a word. I knew I needed one but with everything going on I just didn’t have it in me to think about it. On the 29th I took a few moments to myself and sat just sat and it hit me Balance! I had completely lost my balance in life, with family, my Posh plus upcoming subbing potential everything. How could I ever expect to find my peace and fix my inner me without balancing my life so this years goal is balance.
