☆ 2015 - the year of GROWTH

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grow [grəʊ/] verb

                                                   (of a living thing) undergo natural development by

                                                    increasing in size and changing physically.

                                             come into existence and develop.

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Sometimes finding a word that will guide me during the year is a difficult + arduous task. 

So why do I choose a word of the year when it can be so difficult? What's the point in having a word for the year anyway? 

I am not sure if you choose a word, (+ I would love to know your word + why you chose it), but my words alway help me focus on the bigger issues. It helps me focus on the overall feelings that I want to feel every day. Every minute.

It's a word to encompass all my huge goals, my small weekly goals, my big picture goals. Goals like writing a new e-course, to planning significant time with each of my kids, or even to carve out an hour each week to indulge my romance novel addiction. (Ok, ok it's probably more like two hours...)

And its a word that will help me when I am feeling lost, frustrated, alone or when the little bitch starts her insidious whispers. 

One year my word was BRAVERY; Bravery in art + in opening my heart. Taking ownership of + being proactive about change. That year I opened up the LilliBean Designs shop + cemented friendships that I cannot live without.

Last year it was WORTHY; Feeling more worthy, being worthy. (It was a deeply rooted word for me + you can read more here) Worthy change me massively - my sense of self, my relationships, my dreams and my directions.

Twenty Fifteen is the year of GROWTH.

Wild + abundant growth.

Family Growth: Now don't get excited I am not talking about expanding our family again!! But growing together + having beautiful family moments together.

Biz Growth: continue building the LilliBean Designs brand, selling my paintings + products, attending more markets, meeting new + interesting people.

Spiritual Growth: Allowing my soul to grow in amazing ways, releasing old hurts + soothing my spirit. 

Relationship Growth: Having a few more date nights with Mac, having girls nights with my friends, having more spontaneous gatherings!

Financial Growth: Taking risks, stop being scared risks.

I want this year to be wild + abundant with Growth.

I hadn't planned on sharing all these with you all, but I guess it just feels right....

GROW
acrylic mixed media.  journal page

Growth will be difficult, + freaking scary. It is easy for me to not change the way I do things. I am fairly happy where I am. 

But I know that if I grow, if I tend to the seeds that I have sown so far, I could have bliss, every day beauty, wild adventures and connections that mean everything.

EVERYTHING

So I will keep Growth in my mind + my heart during the year. I will paint a painting to celebrate my word + I will scribble note to myself to remind myself to grow. 

Do you have a word that you have connected too? A word that will guide you, inspire you, encourage you or push you? I would love to hear which word resonates with you and how you came to choose it.

{p.s - as part of my year of growth I am moving at the end of the month.... over to a new space here. I hope you'll join me xx}

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☆ 2012 - the Year of Bravery

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Do you have a word that you connect to? A word that speaks to your soul, a word that becomes a part of your daily living?

Last year I was inspired by Ali Edwards and her One Little Word for 2011. Last year the word that was in my mind was intent. But it was a word that didn't sit comfortably with me. It was a word that was to describe my 2011 dreams, and intent was a good word, but I think it was to broad.

This years word was different. This year I knew the word for 2012 before the end of November.

This year is the year of bravery.

Let me share with you a little story. (ok so its not so little)

I was out for a walk one afternoon, listening to my ipod, when my mind began to wander, and I began reminiscing. When Mr Mac and I were in our mid 20's we took what we called a mature age gap year. Scrimping and saving, then quitting our jobs, storing our possessions, and selling our cars, we booked our 'round the world tickets and took off for Europe.

As I was reminiscing, I marvelled at how brave we were to do that, to go on our grand adventure and laughing at how naive we were. We travelled mostly in Eastern Europe and we didn't have a clue what the next day would bring us, what new adventure, and we probably, in our naivety ended up in some very dodgy places.

But for six months, we didn't have a plan, except to go where ever, do whatever and see what we wanted. Now I know that many people have done this before us, but for us it was a huge leap of faith and bravery.

So, (and yes I am going somewhere with this), as I am congratulating myself on this act of bravery that changed the course of our lives, I realised two things, firstly that it was exactly ten years ago this year that we left, and secondly that when I moved back home from Scotland, I started to slide back into the way I had been before we went overseas.

Yes I was creating, and painting that's not what I mean, I was playing it safe and I was starting to fall into a rut.

The year of Bravery is inspired by life and all the crap from last year, inspired by the other amazing artists out there, and inspired by the support and concern of you guys, I am going to spend 2012 being brave.

So do you have a word that you've connected to? That inspires you? That pushes you? I would love to hear if you are inspired by a word and how you came to choose it?

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