my lifeline

it’s been awhile
and much has happened
i’m currently in the states
a curious story in itself

but today i think a
welcoming-the-new-year post
is more appropriate than
merely filling in the blanks

for the 11th time in a row
i’ve chosen a word
to accompany me
throughout the next 12 months

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this word has been calling to me for awhile. since last summer, in fact. i remember the exact moment that i experienced a revelation of sorts, a distinct perspective shift . . . august 19, 2020. bologna, italy.

and yesterday, on january 6 (the epiphany no less), in a little mining/ski town in northern idaho, i chose the word VISCERAL for 2021.

i’m still playing around with it, figuring out exactly what it might signify for me. examining its many implications and varied meanings, and how i might apply them this year. what i do know is that, right now, it feels right. it feels relevant. (it’s a visceral feeling.)

there are five specific things going on in my life that i’ve been reacting to – no, that i’ve been needing to react to – in an instinctual, innate, intuitive way. on a gut level. because the only real way i can deal with these particular issues at the moment is viscerally. feeling them deep down, then exploring them through and with my most elemental earthy emotions.

at this time i need to listen closely to my body, to pay attention to the unmistakable cues it’s giving me, to notice and navigate its rooted reflexes. this coping method fits my quirky style of responding to the world anyway, and has actually served me well in the past. it certainly seems to be my lifeline in the present, in this halted world where planning for the future is not that easy.

#visceral2021

i think it’s going to be a good fit.

 
 
 
 

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