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November 2009 
My Word
Angelica
At the time I picked that word, I was celebrating. I was in a new relationship, our community was thriving and Life was good.
As I look back, Mr. Right turned out to be ‘not right for me’ (and me not right for him), beloved friends and a beloved pet died, I moved residences twice, finances got really tight, my back and arm were terribly painful for awhile, and so on.
I thought for a fleeting moment: “What was there to celebrate?” and then I realized that in picking my word for the year, I had given myself an interesting challenge: Is it possible to celebrate the hard times as well?
My answer is YES! It’s all about Being with what is, and blessing it. Letting my experience of the moment show me what I truly desire for the future.
Celebrating is about being grateful. I am grateful I could risk opening my heart and letting go of so much stuff to live “in love.” I’m grateful I had the courage to realize it wasn’t working and let go. I’m grateful for the time spent with those who’ve ‘walked the rainbow’ as the Hawaiians say. I’m grateful for the travel and deepening friendships. I’m grateful I was able to become more aware of what I really want to experience and what’s important to me. I’m grateful for the financial, physical, mental and emotional challenges, because they brought me back to my Self.
Yes, in the midst of tears and sorrow, just as in times of love and joy, one can celebrate Life. Life is what we are, what we have, and what we experience. And Life is always saying “You are my Beloved, in whom I am well pleased.”
Celebrate was a good word for 2008. Divine is my chosen word for 2009 …. I can only imagine the wonders it will bring! What’s your word?
SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
With a grateful heart, I celebrate Life. God is Life – all-powerful, all-knowing, everywhere present Life. It surrounds me, supports me and fills me. My Life is God’s Life.
I choose to make this Life I am experiencing even better by acknowledging every aspect of it as an expression of The Divine. What ever I have experienced, be it judged positive or negative, it is all Good. I make it so.
I open my heart, my mind and my being to the enveloping Love of The Divine as I move forward along my Path. God and I are inseparable, living and breathing Oneness, Loving all. I declare Life is Good.
Gratefully I release these words, knowing they are my Truth. And so It is.
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Angelica, this is such a wonderful game! I have to admit that I haven’t thought about it..my word for 2009 but if I just say something without thinking, I’d say: Gift.
I guess it’s about being more mindful of gifts.
It is an inspiration to read how you went about celebrating this year; and how happy you seem to be today. Thank you for sharing.
You know, if you’re feeling playful; this would be a great “game”. I’ll post a link on my status. Hope that’s okay?
Such wonderful insight Angelica…and I’m so glad to see Meenakshi found this and is sharing it so lovingly.
I think my word for 2009 is: Connect.
Yes Meenakshi – go ahead and invite people to play - I’d love to hear!!
and ‘Gift’ – what a great word - you are such a gift you Powerful Woman!!
Helen - your’s is a wonderful word as well – with a dear minister friend dying the other day, and seeing the outpouring of e-mails about him from all over North America, I saw how much we are connected - and how important those connections are!!
My word will be Gratitude. For this last year was the biggest of change ever for me and I find myself thinking thank you all the time. Would like to spend an entire year in that vibration and place.
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Ahhh Gratitude … that is one of the most powerful states of Being there is!
Teilhard de Chardin, a great Catholic mystic said “If the only prayer you say is Thank You, that would be enough.”
Good word Di!!
My word is going to be WOW! There are so many more words that I want like Thank you, surrender, but what ever 2009 will be is going to be WOW!
I have really enjoyed reading everyone’s participatory comments here, and Angelica, what a lovely post! Thanks to Meenakshi for inviting me to play.
My word for 2008 has to be SURRENDER. There were moments in 2008 that I thought were just too much for me to handle, but somehow giving them up to God(dess) and just resting in the knowing that Creation unfolds perfectly, in its exquisitely perfect time, has taught me much and given me great peace.
Surrender …a very powerful word! And a very power full experience! What courage you have had this year!!
Blessings, Angelica
Angelica,
I guess my word for 2009 would have to be Imagery. Just to look out at the ocean and the sky and to see the images that it creates is like the imagery of heaven that one holds in their imagination.
Ok.I was finally able to link here…!
thanks for this lovely blog and also the responses for us all to consider our words.
My word will be create.
It is my desire to create a world of peace, love and abundance for myself and others through writing, teacing and loving.