A Year of Freedom

Rather than setting New Years Resolutions this year - (I never do anyone because I would have failed them already... and who wants to feel like a failure to start the year??) - there's an idea to just pick ONE WORD.

One Word 365 is about picking a word that inspires & challenges you as a touchstone for the year.

Mine is FREEDOM. I'd picked this before I'd even heard of One Word 365 as I made the fundraising calendar title 2014: A Year of Freedom. I just had a feeling Freedom was a good theme for this year, something that a lot of us need so much more of.

What does Freedom mean to you?

To me, this year, it means freedom from the fear and anxiety that keeps me from being fully myself - the thoughts of 'should and shouldn't' of 'supposed to' - the expectations to be, act or even think in a certain way that you think is the 'acceptable' way.

I'm not talking anarchy. I'm talking acceptance of who I am, faults and idiosyncrasies and all. Because too often I act on ideas of what I 'should' be, or even what I wish I was, instead of being true to who I actually am.

I'm talking taking the risk of being vulnerable and exposed, to ultimately be more fulfilled, and in better relationships. To act on dreams, whether or not I think they could fail, instead of quitting before I've even started.

What does freedom mean to you? What could it mean to others around you? If you we full of freedom and full of grace - what could that mean to others so desperate for physical, emotional and spiritual freedom too?


Happy New Year!!



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Calendars are on sale - there's a few left, and they are only $12 now!! It's not too far into the year to start your Year of Freedom with us :)