My word for 2015

Ummm, did you know that it's almost March?

As one of my yoga teacher pointed out yesterday, everyone is feeling "meh" about their New Year's resolutions right now. (But if you made resolutions and are still on track, I would love to hear about it. Very impressive.)

I don't make New Year's resolutions. I have learned that I am this weird combination of driven and spontaneous. I tend to mull things over for a long time in my subconscious. (I think it's genetic from my mom.) Then all of a sudden, the moment is right, the incubation period is over, and within two days I have signed up for a seven month yoga teacher training program or to take a French class and I am all in. Laser focus.

However...

Sometimes this causes me to overcommit. Which is part of why I don't make resolutions - at any given time, I have usually bit off more than I can chew.

This leads me to my word for 2015.

Receive.

Really, this word chose me. For the same reason I don't make resolutions, I also don't pick words. I actually have always preferred the concept to making resolutions, but for me it was too much pressure to "create" or "engage"  or etc. But in a moment of quiet reflection, I knew that I needed a word to guide the year and that word was receive. 

And to be honest, I am sort of carrying on as usual, except when I have little pauses, I remember my word. And I remember to be still. And I remember that, thank goodness, it's only February, and I have the whole year to learn how to do this. 

Receive.