Welcome, 2015. How the years have flown...I remember how big of a deal it was to be ringing in the year 2000. I can't get over that being FIFTEEN years ago.
Crazzay.
I've grown to really enjoy New Year's for not just yummy snacks, and a promised eventful, and activity filled evening.
For me, another New Year, brings another year to improve. It brings a blank slate of more memories to be created, more growth from mistakes,
It also brings a thought out, pre-meditated, and prayerfully chosen word for me to focus on, and embrace for the next year.
One word that will encompass many of my desired "New Year's Resolutions", yet simplified. Narrowed down for more opportunity to focus, enjoy, and prepare for my New Year full of New Beginnings.
I would first like to reflect on my word I chose for last year. I chose the neat little verb of
"Trust".
"Trust".
I am so grateful to this last year. I learned so much about myself, and sincerely learned to fully emulsify myself into this word and the goals I had for myself.
I made huge changes, and decisions regarding my schooling, and what I would be doing next in my life.
I trusted my body and jumped into the world of Crossfit, and fell in love with how it made me feel.
I trusted my family to be okay with all of their big roads that life was going to take them down, and that they would drive down that road with windows down and the radio blasted with bliss.
They did.
I trusted that the man that came into my life would be the one for me, and that Heavenly Father placed Him in my path on purpose. (even if it wasn't right away)
He was.
He was.
Most importantly, I am starting to learn to trust myself. To realize that my decisions are worthy ones, and that with The Lord's help and direction, I can commit to my own promptings and press forward with confidence in my own abilities to live my life.
This little word and I had a pretty good relationship for 2014, and i'll be forever grateful to it.
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This year's word came quick, powerfully, and eagerly.
For 2015 the word I have chosen, is:
Felicity.
Sharing this tradition with Ben has been so much fun. Whilst we were dating, Ben had admitted to going onto my blog after our first date and reading my New Year's post from last year. He had asked about the annual dinner at Mandarin, and what it mean't to me to do Resolutions this way.
Life came around full circle this year as I sat at a table with Gram and Grammy,
Almond Chicken, General Tsao's, and a handsome blonde boy ready with a word of his own, and eager to hear my own report.
The word "Felicity" does not just mean simply "happiness". It has several definitions of such, including;
cause of happiness,
the quality or display of such expressions of style,
and the source of being happy--even in the highest degree.
I want to not only find happiness in all aspects of my life, especially the hard ones--but I want to also be the source of happy.
I want to have the quality and display of who I am in every shift I work,
in every class I take,
and in every primary class I teach.
I want to cause happiness to my family, to my friends, and to my dear, sweet husband.
However, most importantly; I want to bear,
embrace,
reflect,
share,
ignite,
and deliver felicity to
myself,
and to all those around me.
It's well over time that I stop simply looking for reasons to have a good day, or looking for things to look forward to, and just decide that I am going to be them, and do them.
My mom has always told me "You are in charge of your day, and you get to pick how it turns out."
Why don't I let myself do just that?
I am choosing to have "Felicity" in my life for 2015.
Why don't you join me, and help me?
We all know i'll definitely need the help.
Thanks for the support, and good luck to YOU in this new year! Stay tuned for more Merrill adventures,
but until then--here are some of my favorites of 2014!
For 2015 the word I have chosen, is:
Felicity.
Sharing this tradition with Ben has been so much fun. Whilst we were dating, Ben had admitted to going onto my blog after our first date and reading my New Year's post from last year. He had asked about the annual dinner at Mandarin, and what it mean't to me to do Resolutions this way.
Life came around full circle this year as I sat at a table with Gram and Grammy,
Almond Chicken, General Tsao's, and a handsome blonde boy ready with a word of his own, and eager to hear my own report.
The word "Felicity" does not just mean simply "happiness". It has several definitions of such, including;
cause of happiness,
the quality or display of such expressions of style,
and the source of being happy--even in the highest degree.
I want to not only find happiness in all aspects of my life, especially the hard ones--but I want to also be the source of happy.
I want to have the quality and display of who I am in every shift I work,
in every class I take,
and in every primary class I teach.
I want to cause happiness to my family, to my friends, and to my dear, sweet husband.
However, most importantly; I want to bear,
embrace,
reflect,
share,
ignite,
and deliver felicity to
myself,
and to all those around me.
It's well over time that I stop simply looking for reasons to have a good day, or looking for things to look forward to, and just decide that I am going to be them, and do them.
My mom has always told me "You are in charge of your day, and you get to pick how it turns out."
Why don't I let myself do just that?
I am choosing to have "Felicity" in my life for 2015.
Why don't you join me, and help me?
We all know i'll definitely need the help.
Thanks for the support, and good luck to YOU in this new year! Stay tuned for more Merrill adventures,
but until then--here are some of my favorites of 2014!
