Now that 2014 has been wrapped up, acknowledged and witnessed; its accomplishments have been gloated over and its lessons have been soberly conceded, it is time to look ahead. It is time to look to the tools at hand, to glance again at the North Star and realign.
This year, I wanted to use the word Enrich in my phrase for the year. In the morning today, I came upon a couplet written in Hindi/ Urdu by a an admirable poetess and dear friend.
अपनी खताओं का इलज़ाम तक़दीर को दे कर
चल जी भर कर बस गलतियां कर ले!(Just lay the blame of your errors on your fate,
Go ahead and (continue to) make mistakes to your heart’s content!)
These lines brought me a step closer to creating a road-map for the year to come.
In 2015, I wish to make mistakes to my heart’s content. I want to try all possible ways to get closer to my North Star. If they turn out to be mistakes, I will blame them on my fate and start all over again. Not even mistakes that blow up in my face are going to stop me this year. Either I will find a way through, or I’ll find a way that didn’t work. Either way, I’ll gain!
Thriving: That’s fighting… Surviving is barely getting by.
~Jillian Michaels
As I sat to write this post, suddenly, out of the blue, the word THRIVE fell into my lap. And I knew that was what I was waiting for, all day long, tinkering listlessly with this and that, not writing this post. Isn’t it amazing how things just come together sometimes?
Thrive (verb)
~(of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously. Eg: the new baby thrived
~prosper; flourish. Eg: education groups thrive on organization
Origin: Middle English (originally in the sense ‘grow, increase’): from Old Norse thrífask, reflexive of thrífa ‘grasp, get hold of’.)
Once I had turned the word around a few time, sounded it out and banged on it a bit, I knew it will be included in my phrase for the year. I decided to try it on with some other words too… and this is what appeared spontaneously:
==> Be mindful… and THRIVE!
==> You were always enough… now THRIVE!
==> Make mistakes to your heart’s content… yet THRIVE!
==> Fall down and get up… to THRIVE!
==> Keep calm… and THRIVE!
==> Be impractical & daring… but THRIVE!
==> Outrun the creatures of the commonplace… and THRIVE
==> Be Intrepid… and THRIVE
==> Live your love… and THRIVE
==> Enrich… and THRIVE!
Makes a pretty comprehensive list. Off-hand I can’t think of anything I’ve missed… anything that was important, I mean.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
~ Maya Angelou
Wish you an enriched, enriching and thriving 2015, dear reader. Grow greatly not because of circumstances but inspite of them. Make mistakes and fall flat on your face. Get mud all over you. Become messy and shop-soiled. But don’t, I beg of you, sit safely on the side-lines. And on no account, be a play-it-safe(r). There really is no glory in playing it safe. Moreover, you neither ruffle any feathers nor step on any toes. I can’t imagine anything more dull!
May 2015 be a year to reckon with, for your loved ones and you!
My Phrase For 2015
May your rugs and blog thrive in 2015 🙂
Thank you Leo! I wish the same to you and all that you care to invest your passion in!
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Well, having read properly now, I say go for it, Dagny 🙂 try what you want to, let it happen, if it doesn’t, it’s a stepping stone to a moment in the future when it does happen 🙂 Happy 2015 once again. I liked the phrases. But “Thrive” works so well on its own, don’t you feel so?
Thrive absolutely works perfectly well on its own Leo. But to ensure that I am remain aware of the well-being of those I come in contact with, I must ensure that my choices enrich others as they enrich me. And so… Enrich and thrive! 🙂
People think that making mistakes makes us weaker – but in reality it makes us Stronger.. our hearts bigger and life all the more interesting! 🙂
May you thrive stronger and more beautiful in 2015! 🙂
You said it Hema! Wish you a beautiful year ahead too! <3
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Am going to steal your phrase Dags… Live And Love your Life…..Thrive.
After almost a decade, instead of sinking more and more, i am sitting with my journal and writing down my goals for next few years. As usual flashback opened up vividly and made me guilty and unforgivable. Yet without giving up i opened your blog and got my starting point. Now all i have to do is promise and commit to myself that I shall live and love myself, forgive more freely and not scared anymore to accept and learn from the mistakes.
May you thrive and continue inspiring others to thrive in 2015. love and hugs.
You are welcome to the phrase Vaishnavi! I hope it helps you realign all the year through.
May you live you love in this year and THRIVE! Happy 2015 to you and those you love!
A great resolution to follow, I think! Thrive inspite of it all! WIsh you a very happy New Year 2015!
Thank you Vibha! Here’s to your prosperity… not only material but also intellectual, emotional and spiritual! Have a blessed year!
‘Thrive’ seems to be order of this year. May 2015 be a fantastic year for you and your little ones, Dags.
Thank you Sid! Wish you all the same. May you Thrive too… in every possible way.
Read the Farewell post too. You might find it interesting. 🙂
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May you and your family thrive with ample health wealth and happiness. Happy New Year Dagny.
I don’t normally beg people to read a post of mine but Alka, please read the post before this… Farewell 2014… if you haven’t already. There’s something for you in it. 🙂
Wish you and your loved one a happy, enriching and thriving 2015 dear Alka! <3
I wish my phrases were as inspiring as any of these. Most of them are feeble attempt at puerile humour, though I do chuckle at them.
As long as you chuckle at your ‘feeble attempts at puerile humor’ things can’t be all bad, you irreverent young blot! Although you might consider cleaning up your ill-timed humor attempts… it might do you a world of good.
Wish you a very happy new year Anuz!
Such an inconspicuous yet affirmative word. Much like the flower among the weeds, eh, Dagny? 🙂
Or the lotus in the pond Shailaja! 😀