At the end of the last year, I set my intention for 2022: focus. Focusing is hard for me. My attention is diffuse; I tend to collect interests, hobbies, people. By selecting this word, I hoped to trick myself into accomplishing some specific goals. I didn't want to have resolutions, but I actually did have… Continue reading 2022, reviewed
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An intention for 2022
I started the draft of this post awhile ago, and I began it with How different this year is from the last. Then I had to erase that. Many things are indeed different, but in these Omicron times it remains difficult to envision the future and make plans for it. I celebrated the end of… Continue reading An intention for 2022
An intention for 2021
It seems like tempting fate to make any resolutions for the new year. Didn't 2020 just show us not to hold our plans too dear? But an intention is more like a guideline--something to fall back on when everything else is falling apart. In that sense, a pandemic is the best time to set an… Continue reading An intention for 2021
An intention for 2020
My family (well, really my mother) has established a New Year tradition for the last few calendar years: pick one word. Verbs are good; some nouns work too. Choosing your word is like setting your intention at the beginning of a yoga class: it's the one thing you most want to find, or aspire to,… Continue reading An intention for 2020
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