OWN IT

Just F***king Own IT.  Apparently Madonna said this.  But recently Andrea Sher wrote about it on her blog.  Well she didn't swear.  But she wrote a super nice piece about the idea of Owning IT.  What ever IT is for you. 

My guiding word of the year.  I do like this kind of stuff....... is DELIGHT.  I think its a really good word to keep me guided to spend time doing things that light me up and make me feel good.  And also to be present and find delight in what IS already.  It feels like a light airy gentle sort of joy.  And it is helping me release some stuff I had, in all honesty, been kind of clingy over. 

Sometimes just one word isnt enough.  And just now I am preparing for a meeting with a good friend who is going to be my accountability partner for the year.  We had these kinds of chats anyway, so its not a big stretch.  Tomorrow we are going to share what our plans and dreams are. I have been thinking of these sort of things for a while, you know, what happened in 2013 and, what NEXT?  What is 2014 going to bring, and what do I want it to bring.  I usually write a wish list.  SO I will be doing that.  I love the whole notion of wishes coming true!  And this guiding phrase, or word thing.  It helps focus the mind.  God knows I need focus!!

SO along with Delight, I have been thinking of my goals and plans for the year.  And OWNING IT.  really works.  Last year was the year I got qualified.  This year I am stepping it up, and stepping into it. 

Hence the yoga class for example.  I am no longer just a qualified teacher, I now have a yoga business to promote.  A class to teach.  A space to practice what I learned.  With work too, last year in January I delivered the first do:work training on my own.  Since then I have done many many many.  This year I am not a newbie.  I am experienced.  I do this.  I want to start bringing in work as well as delivering it. 

And I commit to being an artist.  Which I am using a very broad definition of the word.  But that too.  Owning that too.  And for me this is pretty focused.  3 main things. 

of course there's a whole load of other stuff.  And I haven't written my wish list yet.