One Little Word

Discover – One Little Word Wednesday

/ Jodi / 23 Comments
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It just came to me!  Without even realizing I was searching for it…  My “One Little Word” for 2015…

DISCOVER

My focus this year is going to be to DISCOVER…

Discover the unmapped territory within me,

Discover things in life I have feared or not considered,

Discover beauty in the small stuff,

Discover my strengths, and accept my weaknesses,

Discover the world around me!

This journey of beginning my blog about seven months ago has been such a great Discovery for me.  It has enlightened me in so many ways to discover things about myself and to discover new people and places and things.

It hit me last night after having my BFF, Jill, over for dinner and a visit and receiving this awesome gift from her…

LIB Camera Strap

Is this awesome or what?!?!  A new personalized PhatStraps Camera Strap with my blog name on it!!!!!!

It makes me feel sooooo official!  🙂

I squealed!  I hugged!  I love it!!  Thank you Jill!  I love you!

I am so fortunate to have the support of my friends and family in this journey of self-discovery, and I love discovering new things every day in this journey of life.

Thanks for sharing it with me here…. at life in between.

Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi

Acceptance without Exception

/ Jodi / 28 Comments

accept

I started out 2014 gangbusters with the One Little Word Challenge by Ali Edwards.

I participated in the Facebook Group Page commenting and sharing and encouraging others.

I began a journal and completed TWO WHOLE PAGES…

But I didn’t keep up with the monthly assignments…

I quit participating in the group…

I just didn’t find make time…

Yet I still feel good about my “one little word,” and I still feel like I have grown a great deal this year in Acceptance.

My biggest challenge was accepting ME for who I am.

How can it take 51 years to be OK with who you are?!??

Why did it take me so long?

Why am I not completely there yet?

Whatever the case, I have come a long way, and I am proud that I am coming to “accept” who I am, where I came from, why I am the way I am….

Accepting that I will never be skinny…

Accepting that I will never be beautiful by the world’s beauty standards…

Accepting that I come from a dysfunctional family…

Accepting that I can love people, but not have relationships with them…

Accepting that I can’t be everything to everyone…

Accepting that I am ok, because I am ME.

Accepting others for who they are – no matter their beliefs, religion, race, sexual orientation, political views, personal opinions, age, gender, place in the world….

Accepting life’s circumstances…

Accepting the life I am given, and making the best of it every single day.

On this Thanksgiving Eve Eve, I am so thankful for a wonderful year full of acceptance….

Acceptance that I have received…

Acceptance I have given…

Acceptance without Exception.  That is what it is all about.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Cheers & Hugs,

Jodi

PS  Have you ever participated in the One Little Word Challenge?  Do you have a life motto?  A Word of the Day, Month, Year?  It’s a great way to make a little difference.  I would love to hear about yours.