It’s the beginning of January 2012, so I suppose I ought to write about resolutions, fresh starts and all that. But I don’t feel like it. I did that last year.
Rather than exploring my yearnings for a svelte figure or organized and clutter-free living, I’d rather write about WHO I hope to be in 2012 rather than WHAT I want to do. I’m back at the be vs. do challenge around which my life often circles.
Who do I want to be this year? Me, but a growing version of me: ever learning, exploring and creating.
I want to walk in greater avenues of humility with a tender heart, asking for forgiveness, and offering it without being asked.
I want to be a woman who doesn’t hold grudges, nor thinks more highly of herself than she does of others.
I want to be a woman who says “yes,” to new friends, experiences, challenges and opportunities.
I want be a woman who doesn’t “should” on herself: I want to cease making oppressive, unrealistic expectations for my character, behavior, appearance, accomplishments, and anecdotes.
I want to be a woman who lives in the freedom of grace and extends it to others. I want to be a woman who gives herself and others room to breathe.
It sounds like this is my 2012 manifesto. As with the resolutions regarding behavior changes, this manifesto of ME development will need accountability, action steps and goals which are broken into achievable tasks.
Did I just turned my WHO into a WHAT resolution? Maybe that’s just part of who I am.