The Word makes itself known

It wasted no time 

Popped into my head demanding attention

As usual I fought it-told it to go away

It reminded me that I did the same the previous years

 Officially this will be the third year of picking a word

instead of the crazy new year resolutions

one word that supposedly brings a fresh perspective

Instead the word picks me

Like a message from Spirit that says

this is what we have planned for you

be on the look out and learn

2010 was Trust

no secret I had trust issues

and I blindly agreed to stay w/ a blogger in Wisconsin

ignoring the 'stranger-danger' messages from family

and discovered great people there and in those

I became friends with by phone

I learned to trust in my guidance

2011 is Love

I fought this one long and hard

not a big believer of Hallmark love

but instead I learned the power of love

in family, friendship, illness

That there is a love more pure than what Hallmark can sell

2012 is Passion

I fought it for a couple weeks

And like the past couple years

It is making itself known everywhere I go

So I give up

I am embracing this new word

And the lessons it promises to bring

I am amused at how these are unfolding

Trust led to Love led to Passion

each one opening the door a bit more

before passion kicks it wide open

interesting indeed

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“Passion, it lies in all of us, sleeping... waiting... and though unwanted... unbidden... it will stir... open its jaws and howl. It speaks to us... guides us... passion rules us all, and we obey. What other choice do we have? Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love... the clarity of hatred... and the ecstasy of grief. It hurts sometimes more than we can bear. If we could live without passion maybe we'd know some kind of peace... but we would be hollow... Empty rooms shuttered and dank. Without passion we'd be truly dead.”

 Joss Whedon