my word.

every year i pick a word

here is my post from last year

about my 2011 word

balance.

when i read this older post today

i was suprised and yet,

also,

 not at all surprised

all in the same breath

so much of what

i was hoping for and aware of

and struggling with

in january 2011

i am still working through

today

in december 2011.

and as i have been pondering my

word for 2012

there has been a feeling

that i might still be needing to

embrace and learn from the word

of 2011.

balance.

this has been a challenging

year

yet also

 a year full of so much goodness and grace.

this has been a year of

 heartache and sorrow.

it feels as if

sickness and monumental change

have  followed our every footstep.

 I have taken some enormous steps towards living

a more balanced life

but also some baby steps

that have the potential to become much stronger

and purposful in their daily walking.

I have more to learn

about this word

and what i wrote about almost a year ago

so

this year

this new year that is shiny and new

and full of optimism

my word

is going to continue to be

balance