wisdom.
I'm participating in a 31-day blogging challenge called reverb10, responding to writing prompts that are designed to elicit reflections on 2010, and hopes for 2011. You can find out more about it here. I am challenging myself to respond to each prompt in 15 minutes or less.
Today's challenge: Wisdom. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out?
Wisdom.
In 2010, I decided to let go of outcome and focus on process. To focus on the quality of my engagement with the world, and not the size of my hips or my number of followers on Twitter. To "do to do" without attachment to how it was received. I decided that all success is internal. I decided to listen to my gut voice when it said, "no" or "yes." I decided to give up my need to be right. I decided to say "I choose to" instead of "I have to" and "I choose not to" instead of "I can't." I forgave those who sent scathing emails because my beliefs didn't fit in their universe. I owned fully that I am creating my story day by day and can either create one focused on drama or on choice. I decided that balance is overrated. I decided that having white hair is incredibly freeing. I decided to wear blue jeans and red cowboy boots when I give speeches because I like them. I decided to give away everything in my closet that doesn't fit and that I don't love. I decided that my answer to drama is, simply, "wow."
But the two wisest things I did in 2010 were my decision that love is the answer to every single thing, not power or money or prestige or page rankings or anything else. Just love. More love.
And my decision that I'm not broken, and I don't need to be fixed.
