THIS YEAR'S WORD: CAREFUL

This year’s word for me: *careful*. I was surprised that this is the theme I’m being pulled towards but it feels right. I’ve been living my life the opposite of careful: in a rush, always running, like a bull kept too long in confinement. I’ve always wondered how come never rebelled given my upbringing in communist Romania, under the stress of intense school environment with frightening tests, and under my mom’s loving yet tight iron fist.

I recently realized that I indeed rebelled but in subtle ways: I avoided planning and any sort of structure in my life for a long time, and allowing my life’s decisions to be guided by my intuition. I let go of any rigidity and embraced fluidity in my life. I’m learning to slow down and plan my life a bit. I’m practicing more care and mindfulness.

Tonight, after taking down the Christmas decorations throughout the house, I made myself sit my butt down, put my feet up and read even though I didn’t finish vacuuming and cleaning. Time to learn to enjoy the depth not just the surface. Love this book by lovely and inspiring SriMati Music and Rich Roll from my @flaviamacmenamin (cause bffs know how to get just the right gifts!) Let’s start the year right with careful, mindful choices, that allow for more stillness #plantpowerway @ San Francisco, California