Above all, this year (and every year, every day) I want to be a more loving person.
And I want to stop worrying about the fact that I'm not even entirely sure what "loving" truly means, and instead just try harder to find out through my experiences and relationships.
I want everything I do, everything I am, to be an expression of love: be it painting, working, reading, walking, cooking, talking, listening. I want to not care about sounding corny or sentimental and be able to tell (as well as show) people how I feel about them.
I want to be aware more often of the fact that I am surrounded by so many beautiful, loving people who continually show me what love means in a real, active way.
I want to (I have to!) encompass all the fear in my mind with love and compassion, learn to be kinder to myself and not let myself be engulfed by my thoughts.
Mostly, I want to be able to keep trying. Not to fall into a heap when I realise that I'm living in an automatic, unconscious way but to simply acknowledge that, then start again. And again, and again.
Happy 2011!
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all original photos. The last one is of my grandfather, doing an impromptu dance at one of our christmas celebrations. I think it is my favourite photo of all time.
1 comment:
Love it. I am going to go and make a journal for that very purpose too. Tell you what I love, I love how I can't resist treading on a curled up dry gum leaf and hearing the sound it makes. Just can't resist it.hahah
- Glenda
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