adjective 1. capable of bending easily without breaking.
synonyms: pliable, supple, bendable, pliant, plastic;
After the last three weeks, this is the word I have come up with that will be my focus for the year.
Flexible.
And yes, I mean to study, learn, and live out this word in both the figurative and literal sense of the definition.
For years I have had yoga in the back of my mind. It is just one of those things, like running, that I never thought I could do.
I try.
I'm really bad.
I wake up really sore.
And I stop.
But I believe the whole theory behind yoga is to break down that resistant thought pattern so you can get to the other side. The side that is less rigid, stiff, and uncompromising.
The side that allows more creative thinking.
The side that remembers that everything is going to be okay no matter what.
The side that bends with the ups and downs of life.
The ironic part is you have to let go of everything - all your patterns and stubborn ways - to get to that side, but when you do, it can be more comforting than a bowl of popcorn and binge watching Scandal all night.
Who am I kidding? Nothing is more comforting than popcorn and Scandal.
But you know what I mean.
Bottom line is this: I need - crave - flexibility in my life. I need to not feel like my body is going to fall apart at any given moment. I need to remember that as a parent, it's not always black and white. I need to bend with the flow of life and stop breaking with every strong wind (like a tree branch over an electric wire).
Couldn't resist.
So there you have my goal for the year.
I know it comes to you a little later than expected, but maybe I'll be teaching you flexibility as well this year :)
What is your word for the year? Make it a good one....
Happy Friday!
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