Comments on: Transition-ey stuff. Take 2.

By: brooklynchick

brooklynchick — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:37:03 +0000

My 2010 motto: “Shed My Obligations!” Yay! Deep breath and I feel even better!

By: Alicia

Alicia — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:48:54 +0000

Saying goodbye to:

Waiting for other people to give me anything, including permission.

Not taking care of myself.

Acting OK with stuff with which I am not OK.

Welcoming:

Creative outlets.

A new business.

More time in person with my sisters and parents and friends.

The sparkly pencils Santa put in my stocking :)

By: Kathleen Avins @spiralsongkat

Kathleen Avins @spiralsongkat — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:04:18 +0000

Would be very okay with saying goodbye to:
–overwork
–people-pleasing
–shame (oh, Gods, yes. Pay dirt. Even when I’ve done something to cause others distress — even when it’s legitimate — surely I can apologize, be a mensch and make whatever amends I can, without shame or guilt needing to be part of the equation?? Holy smokes, what would that be like?)

Committed to bringing in more of:
–Star-gazing.
–Dreamily dozing.
–Candlelight.
–Swimming.
–Deep breaths.
–Time to create whatever I want to create, not just what I’m assigned to create or expected to create.
–Shiva dancing.
–Sharing more of myself — my whole self my authentic self — with others. (Um, yes, don’t look now, but I think I just said that I’m ready for a bit more…*drumroll*…biggification. Eep!)

@everyone here: Thank you for sharing yourselves in this space, and for being so inspiring. @Havi: Thank you for creating the space!
.-= Kathleen Avins @spiralsongkat´s last post … If blogging can be therapy, can it also be triage? =-.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:07:54 +0000

I am expecting some very big transitions in 2010. Giant fear-conquring transition. So YAY! and Sweet Lord, what am I thinking? In that spirit –

What I am Releasing:
Carrying around other people’s stuck
Other people’s priorities and expectations
Food-pain

What I am Welcoming:
Dealing with my own stuck with kindness and patience
Sovereignty
Time and Space to more fully develop my dammit list
Freedom to Focus on only my Priorities
Maintaining Order

Thanks to all the comment mice for the support and fun in 2009.

@Havi, as always you are a Star!
.-= Lauren´s last post … 20 Things in 2009 That Didn’t Suck =-.

By: Larissa

Larissa — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:29:12 +0000

Saying goodbye to:
procrastination
avoidance
the rut

Welcoming:
success
responsibility
activity

Thank you! And I’m down with the pirates too. :D

By: Laine

Laine — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:41:22 +0000

saying goodbye to:

a closed heart
a puttering business
pointless debt
avoidance of things that make me uncomfortable

welcoming:

love and other wonders
a soaring business
investing in my self and my business
honoring the fact that I need a lot of winding down time
not caring that my landlady thinks I’m lonely just because I’m alone

By: Andi

Andi — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:46:55 +0000

This year I am saying goodbye to:

“the running around and putting out fires way of doing things”

because *boy* did that resonate, that describes it perfectly, the mad dash to find the right artwork that will sell and the money to pay the bills each month, and and and. I was just talking to Marty about this very thing in the car tonight, I just didn’t have the words until I read this post.

I am welcoming:

Exercise; I have missed it.

More whole grains

New systems so that things such as photo shoots do not send me into “crawl under the table and suck my thumb” mode

Sovereignty

Good attention for me and my work.

Feeling the fear and doing it anyway.

Friends, laughter and flowers. Also music.

Now to buy my blackeyed peas for Friday :)
.-= Andi´s last post … Alice and Friends =-.

By: ilikered

ilikered — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:47:12 +0000

hmm… I’m still going through major decompression/recovery from my trip home. My mind hasn’t stopped swirling or cowering enough to really dig into this BUT, a few things are clear:
(I like Lisa’s words)

What I’d like to cast off:
fear.
fear of my creativity and expressing it.
fear of hurting others with choices that feel right for me.(sovereignty stuff)
my overabundance of self-doubt and self-sabotage.
not being able to pay my bills

What I want more of:
optimism
time spent creating stuff: drawings, pictures, sculptures
reading
writing
movement/exercise
Shiva Nata
money, enough to fulfill my debt obligations, buy healthy food, and cover rent for my own apartment.

I am ready to find some peace and quiet internally so I can think through other real goals for the new year…

By: Havi Brooks

Havi Brooks — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:23:04 +0000

Yay transition-ey-ness.

I LOVE reading all of these.

So much good foods for thoughts.

And cheesy as it may be, one of the things that makes this transitioning thing easier for me is knowing that we’re all in it together.

By: LaShae "ItyBytes" Dorsey

LaShae "ItyBytes" Dorsey — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:40:40 +0000

What I want more of is this essence soaked knowing when it whatever it is, is YES! not yes or weeeeell maaybe.

So I can say goodbye to wasting energy, attention and intention on what is really a NO wrapped up with fear of missing out, lack, poor habits and blasted patterns that make me feel like I should say weeeeell yes maaybe, but…