My One Little Word for 2015 is Voice. Each month I am doing a "check-in" to write about the monthly prompt from Ali Edwards' class and about my progress and relationship with my word.
I started a Lenten devotion series in mid-February and that has been my biggest "accomplishment" related to my word thus far this year. I haven't kept up with it, but I've been working on it in bits and pieces. Even the tiny windows of time that I've put into have brought me a sense of peace, hope and joy. I feel guilty about not doing more and making more time for it, but I am trying to just be happy with the fact that I started.
The February prompt from the class invited me to create a vision board for my word. I made mine on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of card stock that slipped right into my page protector. I used a full page from a magazine as the main background. The page is pink and has a lot of colorful cookies. It really doesn't have anything to do with my word, but the happy colors are totally part of my voice, so - it kind of has everything to do with my word.
On top of the background, I added various words and phrases that I cut out from other magazines. I didn't use much of a filter for this project. If it struck me as somehow fitting, I used it. I also didn't take a lot of time to consider if there were specific words or phrases that I wanted to include. I have a Pinterest board for my word that would have been an easy source of inspiration, but I didn't look through it at all. I wanted this to be more of an organic project and I liked the idea of just using what I found without taking too much time to make it "perfect."
I think that some of the phrases that ended up on my board could easily come together to form a poem. Hold on and let go. Experience the difference. Be yourself. Come alive. I feel like these words tell a story of freedom and I like that.
A new month is here. While I hope to let my voice shine in all areas of my life, I know that I work best when I narrow my focus. I have hopes and plans for blog and site improvements this month. Related to that, I want to just let my voice shine through on every level of my online life. And, to mix things up a bit and get away from the never-ending internet, I want to give more time to Bible study and working through my Lenten devotional.
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