I happened across a blog by Christine Kane (I don’t remember where the link was originally) and started reading a few posts. This post on choosing a theme word was really interesting to me.
I had been thinking of setting some goals for this year – not resolutions, but just targets for where I want to be. The problem is there are so many things I want to change and get done that it starts to be overwhelming. This was a different way of looking at it – choose one word to keep in mind and act on. She has a long list of words to inspire you such as change, growth, freedom, etc.
The one that resonated with me was Delight. Instead of drudging through cleaning and organizing the house, losing weight etc, I can do it with Delight and with Delight as my goal. Because really, I delight in a fresh clean work surface in the Studio which I can fill with my latest inspirations. I delight in a nice, fresh, crisp, healthy salad and fun types of exercise. If there’s a project I’m working on that doesn’t fill me with delight or if I can’t delight in my mental image of the final result, maybe I should be making something else.
Something to think about… Find a way to take delight in all you do, or do something else.