It is time to choose a word for the
year to inspire my creativity, passion and enthusiasm. While they
are nice words in their own right, they are goals, not a means to
achieve them. I have been thinking hard to come up with something
different than the ones I have chosen in the past – Journey, Focus, Passion
and so on.
This year, disgusted by the rising open
displays of hatred, anger, impatience and disrespect in our world, I
have decided that one of my two words is going to be KINDNESS. I am
going to offer kind words, kind thoughts and kind deeds, hoping to
brighten the days of others, and help them know that someone cares.
My other word is kind of related in a
way, but it is going to be POSITIVE. I want to put positivity into
the world (yes, I know that’s not really a word, but I’m making
it one!). I find that I’m angry a lot lately… mostly at the
daily news, so I am going to try to channel this anger and use it to
spark positive change in myself and those around me. When I see
something wrong, I’m going to try to be proactive and try to change
it instead of quietly seething and letting the anger disturb my
serenity. At the same time,
I need to be somewhat sensitive to other people’s issues. It’s
important to know when to stop arguing with people and simply let
them be wrong. This is all going to be hard for me, because I don’t
like confrontations. They terrify me. I want to overcome that and
learn to keep my cool while doing it. Wish me luck!
I know these things are not really
quilting related, though in a way they can be depending on how and
when they are applied. KINDNESS and POSITIVITY can spread to others
when applied liberally in ANY context.
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