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Unraveling 2013: Balance


Tuesday was the first blank page in a 365 page book. On that day I started working on the pages of my unraveling the year ahead workbook, which not only includes looking back at what 2012 brought, but looking forward into 2013 to dream and design the 12 months ahead.  The primary goal of this process is to find one word that you would like to inspire your actions and sum everything up at the end.

In 2012 my word was Positivity. A few days ago I shared that I felt I was better at being positive. In the past, positivity flowed in and out of my life, but it seemed that I often felt regret about a negative perspective days or weeks after putting that energy out into the Universe. One way that I gauged my improvement was by counting the instances of that guilt. Instead of looking back on a particular day or event and feeling upset that my negative attitude had influenced those around me, I found that I was deliberately adjusting my outlook in the moment. If I found myself starting to go negative, I would find a way to pull out a positive spin. That was a huge improvement for me. I'm not going to say that I was completely innocent in 2012, but there was definitely an improvement.

So...what's on the horizon for 2013? This year, my word will be Balance. At first I thought this word was too simple. But a few minutes later I realized that it summed up so many goals and carried layers of meaning for me. Here's why...
So...that is why the word of year for me is Balance. Balancing finances, a healthy lifestyle, and passions as well as learning to physically balance again. Now that I have found my one word, the next step is to come up with ways for making that happen. Some of these steps are already in the works, others are just about having the right attitude and awareness, but a little bit of planning will help me to keep it going for 12 months strong.

I can't wait to look back at the end of this year and see how everything went down. It's going to be quite a ride.

Do you have a word for 2013?