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Trust the process, enjoy the journey
The Year Of Focus: Week 39
 Word of the Week: Trust
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
I often wonder where my shortage of trust comes from, is it the absence of faith? Is it born from the circumstances of one’s life? Or is it something we must practice?
After losing Ryan, I had a hard time believing...

“The pathway to change is to renew your mind” 
The Year Of Focus: Week 38
Word Of The Week: Renew
to restore to a former state; make new or as if new again.
To renew our commitment, whether it is our vows or a goal, there are so many ways to begin again. With all the thoughts in our heads daily, it is no wonder we feel overwhelmed. We have the power to understand cause and effect. We can...

“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.” ~Albert Camus
The Year of Focus: Week 37
Word of the Week: Freedom
the absence of or release from ties, obligations, etc. 
Freedom means no boundaries, our choice in what to do or where to go. That freedom comes with responsibility, Ethical or moral choices born from responsibility and past lessons from our childhood.
Freedom can be the opportunity...

There is beauty in simplicity
The Year Of Focus: Week 36
 Word Of The Week:  Beauty
the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).
There is so...

 “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” ~Brene Brown
The Year Of Focus: Week 35
Word Of The Week: Courage
the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
Courage can come from many places. It arrives when we must be our own hero. It shows up when we choose to survive after heartache touches our lives....

“Let the light of your presence illuminate every room you enter.” 
Year Of Focus: Week 34
Word of the Week: Illuminate 
to supply or brighten with light; light up.
To illuminate something makes me think of a light bulb, in fact I often draw a light bulb when I am working in my planner for ideas. But to live a life that illuminates, we are making clear with our actions who we are and how...

 
 Gratitude and Kindness cultivate miracles
Year Of Focus: Week 33
Word Of Week: Cultivate
Verb; to promote or improve the growth of (a plant, crop, etc.) by labor and attention.
Earlier this year I dedicated 75 days to complete two 45-minute work outs. One of the workouts would be yoga because of running and all my constant soreness. There were many days I dreaded getting started, I did not...

 
We often need to be refreshed
 Year of Focus: Week 32
Word of The Week: Refreshed
Verb; to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. (often used reflexively).
Have you ever tried to solve a problem or find something you are missing.  You can search endlessly to no avail. Sometimes we need a moment to step away and be refreshed. Then when we return the answers appear easier. To step...

Wherever you go, there you are.
Year of Focus: Week 30
Word of the Week: Stay
Verb; to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group, etc.
In life, we are always talking about going somewhere, because going somewhere new always seems more alluring than staying where we are. Staying makes us face the hard work before us but is also how we grow and learn to utilize our resources.
Staying...

“Whenever you are creating beauty around you, you are restoring your own soul.” ~Alice Walker 
Year of Focus: Week 30
Word of the Week: Restoration
a return of something to a former, original, normal, or unimpaired condition.
I remember one of our first houses. It was older and had a lot that needed restoration. Some things even looked old to my young eyes, like the rusty water stains...