Confidence / Self Care, Goals&Process Hannah Garrison Confidence / Self Care, Goals&Process Hannah Garrison

Word of the Year: THRIVE

So this year, for me, is about THRIVING.  

To grow, vigorously.

It's funny to talk about this in winter. The trees are cold, nothing is visibly growing.  And there's the rub; Sometimes, this growth is invisible to the naked eye.  

It is hard, hard, hard, hard, hard to measure success when you are in a creative discipline. 

  • There is money.  How much are you making?
  • There is quantity of work.  How many pieces did you produce?
  • There is feeling.  Do you feel good about what you are doing?
  • There is praise.  Did you win an award or a new client?

There are tons of ways to measure success and we need to pick our own based on what we value. 

But that's success.  I'm not talking about that.  I'm talking about GROWTH.  

About stretching boundaries

and eating things that make us fuller

and reading things that make us smarter

and moving our bodies so that we get stronger.  

We don't always FEEL our successes.  But we can sure as hell feel growth.  (Click to Tweet)

I feel bigger.  I feel clearer.  I feel more responsible and more frightened and less scared.  I feel so much.  And I continue to grow by putting one foot in front of the other and moving forward.

With intention.

This is it:

THRIVE.

What is it for you?

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Kindness / Softness, Goals&Process, Mindfulness Hannah Garrison Kindness / Softness, Goals&Process, Mindfulness Hannah Garrison

Frozen.

I used to say I loved winter.  To hunker down inside and work and work and work and work.  To turn inward.  To reflect and hibernate and put down roots and RITUALS. 

(I won't forget it's beautiful.)

(I won't forget it's beautiful.)

(I won't forget it's beautiful.)

But this winter I am feeling more trapped.  More restricted.  

Frozen.

I guess I've something still to learn about stillness. (Click to Tweet)

So now each time I feel trapped, I promise you I'll take a breath.

So now each time I feel restrained, I'll raise my arms and spin in place.

So now each time I must pick my steps so slowly so as not so slip, I will ground and relish in the slowness and intention.

So now each time I pull at the layers, I will relax into the feeling of being held.

So now each time I want to breathe the air, I simply will.  And feel the cold bite of frozen air.

And I will promise to capture a few of these moments in the stillness.  

After all, we are lucky to have these frozen moments.

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