hello 2012
i've been waiting for you
i don't have any huge expectations for you, as that's too much pressure for both of us, but i do hope you walk hand in hand with me as i REACH for what i need. for what i want.
i need to REACH higher and catch my dreams. especially the ones
that often seem to be just outside my grasp.
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i need to REACH around those i love, bring them in closer and love them even more.
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i want to REACH out to those who need a helping hand
and volunteer more of my time.
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i want to REACH inward, in a self discovery kind of way,
in hopes of figuring out exactly who i am and what i'm supposed to do while i'm here.
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i want to REACH the point of believing, one hundred percent, that i can actually do what i think i can do,
without letting self-doubt sabotage me.
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but
most of all
i want to REACH for the moon. why not.
i've heard that even if i miss, i'll land amongst the stars
and i think that's a pretty special place to be.
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happy new year everyone. i hope 2012 is truly a gift for you.
these photos are from yesterday, when the sky was grey and foggy and beautiful in only the way fog can be.
the trees had a layer of frozen fog covering them, making them sparkle in the darkness.
it was truly a winter gift
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did your word find you yet. if not here are some that made the final cut for me before REACH was chosen.
allow, cherish, patience, light, fly, open, learn, do, appreciate, connect, embrace, emerge
release, dance, nourish and evolve
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please feel free to use one if you're stuck
That's the way I want to head into 2012. Can I string along on your wagon? Great post, Beth. Happy 2010! xo Jenny
ReplyDeleteI love gifts like this, when nature does her thing and turns an ordinary day into something beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOne of my goals is to meet you some day. Ah, some day ~
I was wondering what your word was going to be! I'm glad you posted about it because I'm looking forward to embracing the word concept for this year.
ReplyDeleteThe best journeys are the ones we stretch to reach! Happy New Year! We didn't get the beautiful fog in our area, it was just west of us, gorgeous shots!
ReplyDeleteYes, Reach fits you. Perfect. Happy New Year, dear beth. Thank you for your friendship... k
ReplyDeleteI think my word will be "allow". I am always reaching, but should really allow myself the opportunity to "go for it".
ReplyDeleteI like your word!! My word will be "complete"!!
ReplyDeleteHUgs
SueAnn
Lovely photos and post. Happy 2012 to you. That is a very good word, so happy it found you.
ReplyDeletei do like your word. may it like you back. :)
ReplyDeleteLove when fog comes in ... wishing you the best 2012 dishes up Beth. It's been a joy ride with you in 2011!
ReplyDeleteexcellent choice. i felt like i have spent too much time in the past waiting for things to fall into place, wishing for things to happen... so this year, i am going to put in more effort to make dreams come true... my word for the year is ACTION.
ReplyDeleteI see great opportunity and possibility with this word Beth! With outstretched hands as you always seem to have, you can't help but continue to reach throughout this year!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful image as always, Beth. I'm happy it found you. Reach is a wonderful word.. may it always lead to Grasp. Happy New Year to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteI loved my year of reach! It was a great word and the biggest surprise was all the things that "reached" me that I hadn't expected :) Here's to reaching!
ReplyDeletenuture. :) - jen read
ReplyDeletereach... i love that.
ReplyDeletehappy new year, my friend.
xoxo
Such a wonderful start to the new year. I hope REACH fulfils itself for you. I immediatky chose LAUGH as mine. I don't find joy enough but recently things have been lightening and I think 2012 is all going to be about not taking life, myself or my work too seriously. I've worried too much and I just want to be free. Ive gotten too many wrinkles from frowning! Not laughter! So LAUGH it is :)
ReplyDeleteMay all that you reach bring you joy!
ReplyDeleteYour word and your photos are all an inspiration, Beth. Wanted to wish you all the best in 2012 as you REACH!
ReplyDeleteMay you reach the stars since you are one of them, shining your light with us always :-)
ReplyDeleteReach is such a powerful word and I hope it will bring you where you want to be and provide much fun while doing it.
Hugs to you xoxo
What Country Girl said, absolutely.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Beth! I'm excited to see what this new year has in store for you!
ReplyDeletei love reach, that sounds just perfect for you.
ReplyDeletemine is words. i wanted to keep it simple and something i knew i could stick with.
here's to reaching...
oh, how beautiful and poetic; my creative side is stuck and I'm pretty sure I can't come up with anything profound... but thank you for sharing a part of you with us!
ReplyDeletesuch a good word... and i like the way you paired it with your images. i like all the other words, too... and even though i don't choose a word for the year myself, i would have to say i am partial to "cherish" and "light."
ReplyDeletethanks for "reaching" out to me and being a "light" in dark moments over this past year. I "cherish" the person you are, right now, and look forward to seeing where your "reach" brings you in the coming year. in all your journeyings, may you know joy.
Hi there, I have been away in a strange place of learning how to be by myself. I have looked in on your blog occasionally but have not been commenting. I want to wish you a wonderful year and tell you how much you meant to me the five years I blogged on my other blog that I have shut down. Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteReach! What a great and promising word!
ReplyDeleteMine found me as yours did you. At first it was elusive and I thought I was going to be wordless in 2012.
Then it whispered in my ear and clung to my heart.
Faith. My word for 2012.
reach... perfect! well-received.
ReplyDeletehappy new year, beth. thank you for all the inspirations from 2011!
-xok.
OMG...what a perfect word. You will reach...and higher than you ever expected you could. xoxo
ReplyDeleteOh yes you will definitely be among the stars. Love your word, dear friend. Happy New Year and enjoy the trip in 2012 as you reach for the moon. from this woman of PASSION, my word.
ReplyDeleteThat is a fantastic word!
ReplyDeleteI still haven't come up with a word for this year...it hasn't found me yet.
Maybe I should hitch a tent on that fence I have been sitting on. I seem to spend a lot of time there.