Friday, January 3, 2014

My Word for this Year: Listen

Inspired by The Neopagan priestess I've decided to share my word for 2014. Perhaps when I write about it, this word will become even more real to me. Kerry has even made a beautiful picture of her word. The word that came up for me the lasts weeks of December was: Listen. I've made a mind map with it and these are some of the associations I've’ve come up with:
Angel Tarot
Listen to myself as well as to others.
Listen to the silence; listen to nature, listen to the whispers between the words I hear.
Listen to my body; what do I feel ,what do I need, what is good and healthy  for me.
Listen to my boundaries, which are there for my own protection and wellbeing

Perhaps I will make some kind of talisman to remember my word by. My animal for now is the hare. I suspect it can teach me a lot about listening. J
For today I've drawn The Eight of Fire from the Angel Tarot. A gorgeous card with crystal wands carried by sparkling dragons. The annotation tells us: Events moving at a fast pace. Delays are over. Many Things are happening at once. I am still feeling like I am in a hurry. I want too many things at once. I feel excited about all the projects I am planning  and  my goals and resolutions ……and so on. This card combined with my word is telling me to choose a wand and work with it and to calm down. Listen to myself and determine what is good for me now. I have to be the mature about it. Only then I will be able to enjoy all my wands even more.

8 comments:

  1. That's a lovely word, and a poetic way of describing what it means to you! Good luck listening to that voice, choosing your wand, and hurrying slowly, one wand at a time :D

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    1. That is a sound advice: "One wand at the time" :D

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  2. You and Kerry have made me think about what word I might take into 2014, and I think it might be "Relax." Not in the sense of becoming a couch potato, but in doing the work and allowing things to play out without expectations and attachments. And also in realizing I can't do something about everything (no matter how much I love the person); there is much I have no control over, and I need to relax and let things play out without me trying to force my will on them.

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    1. Isn't it lovely how we can inspire each other by writing these blog posts!
      Relax is a great word. I hope it will be a wonderful guide for this year
      hugs

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  3. I love this post. A word for the year is actually a new concept for me. I chose Fruition. I like Listen a lot though ^_^

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    1. Thank you!
      It is for me too. I've never picked a word or the year before. It feels like the word has found me instead of the other way around :D
      I like Fruition too.Perhaps next year???

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  4. Listen is a great word, and somehow, it seems so like you. :) x

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