A colleague on Facebook asked for a word to describe what we want from 2010 – in ONE word! My word for this year is “discovery”. I have to resist the urge to think about stuff before I answer questions like these. Fortunately, I’ve learned (slowly) how to listen to my gut/instinct instead of my overly-analytical brain, but it still takes conscious effort. It’s a bit of mental gymnastics… this thinking about not-thinking… you try it!
So now the aforementioned analytical brain is chewing on that word: discovery. What? You think I can resist thinking/analyzing forever? Thinking is in my blood….
Precisely what do I want to discover this year? Well, what’s next professionally, for one thing. And what’s next in personal relationships, particularly the relationships with my adult kids. But more than the results of this discovery, I’m looking forward to the process.
I hate not knowing what’s next. Hate it! That’s because there have been too many painfully unpleasant surprises in my life. But wonderful things have also happened, so I choose to look at the coming year through those lenses instead… anticipating the good surprises to come. If there’s one thing life has taught me is that I will be able to roll through the nasty stuff, get back up, and dust myself off – with the help of friends and family and others who are rooting me on. If you are one of those – thank you for helping me learn to have faith in the uncertain future. It’s been a long, hard road.
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