Monday, January 3, 2011

fearLESS in 2011

Photo credit: Bobby Fraser

When I think of one word I would like to embody for 2011,
one word that speaks louder than the rest,
one word that I want to express... daily...

fearless
fearLESS
FEARLESS!

To be fearless daily means to speak from the heart without worrying what others might think...
To be fearless means finishing what I start even though I might fail...
To be fearless means loving with ALL my heart, including the parts I still hold back, just in case...
To be fearless means putting it out there and letting go of..."is this even good enough?"
To be fearless means believing that I am ready, right now, as I am.
To be fearless means making ART that might reveal the sadness that lies beneath...
To be fearless is to let go of the people that are toxic without guilt. period.
To be fearless means trying NEW things and embracing vulnerability...
To be fearless is to run my OWN race, no matter what is going on around me.
To be fearless is to let my heart lead, even when my head says no.
To be fearless is to trust and to believe that everything is unfolding the way it's supposed to.
To be fearless is to embody patience.
To be fearless is to to wear a badge that says: I am confident, daring, bold, heroic, valorous and brave.

FearLESS in 2011

What is your word?

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19 comments:

  1. You may have picked the best word already. Especially fearLESS....

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  2. Hi Danielle,
    Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. I am so excited that you will be attending Jesse's class with me. It is starting to be real and I'm totally jazzed!

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog. It is absolutely beautiful! I look forward to following you!

    Love the word fearless! Have you ever heard of fearless painting with Connie at Dirty Footprints studio. I took her course, BIG and it was fantastic. It goes right along with your word for the year so I thought I would suggest it to you. http://www.dirtyfootprints-studio.com/

    Looking forward to meeting you!!!!

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  3. Danielle - what grabs me right now in your list is...FEARLESS means believing that I am ready, right now, as I am. I love this, because I find myself stalling for credentials, more education, more qualifications...and I recently realized the real juice is in the experience, not the studying of it! So thanks for that reminder!

    My word this year is...GENEROSiTY. Generous in making mistakes, generous with laughter, generous with love and self care, generous in healthy boundaries....generously giving patience and time to unfold.

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  4. Love love love. Fearless and leap were my words for 2010. This is a fabulous word honey and I know you already are. My word for 2011 is still emerging.... but cultivate and learning are the themes.. xxx

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  5. Fearless is a fabulous word. My word for this year is balance. I need more of that in my life.
    Here's to a wonderfully fearless, balanced New Year!

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  6. Fearless is a great word! My word last year was YES, which made me confront a lot of fears. I wasn't fearless, but, I got a lot more comfortable with staring it down. ;-)

    My word this year is BALANCE. Last year, with all the yes, I learned that it is important to stay in balance... so here I am on my tightrope, in my spangled tights... balancing for all I am worth!

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  7. Found your blog through Louise's Big dreams Course.
    I love your blog and I love finding new blogs.
    I feel this year I need to be brave and force my self to do stuff and not worry about being judged!
    Fearless, Good word. Hmmm! I'm still searching for my word. But maybe I'll follow you into fearless!

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  8. I just love your word. A friend gifted me Max Lucado's new book "Fearless-imagine your life without fear". Haven't read it yet, maybe I'm meant to tell you about it ;-)
    http://www.designsbylindar.blogspot.com

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  9. :o) Just became friends with you on facebook thru dear Misty's class!! Wonderful blog! Congrats on 100 posts...I started mine quite a while ago, but I seem to only be managing one post a month. I keep editing in my head then never publishing. :o( LOVE your word and your art!! Can't wait to see what you create in mistys class. Oh and your studio is so beautiful!! The rug is super cool!!! :o) HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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  10. Dearest sweet Danielle, you picked the BEST word for 2011!! I would like to embody it too for my 2011. :) Thanks so much for being such an inspiration sweet friend!! Wishing you LOVE and JOY this new year....have a lovely merry happy first week of 2011! Love to you!

    jacqueline
    http://jqlinesocuteithurts.typepad.com/

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  11. That word fits you like a glove my friend. So many things on your list resonate for me.

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  12. I love this word and also what it means for you. I ma still working on a word for the year, but think that you have given me some food for thought with your fearlessness!

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  13. Hi Danielle, along with your word Fearless, my word for 2011 would have to be PERSEVERE!!

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  14. Hi Danielle! I have not posted a comment in a while, finally I am back online. Hopefully will be creating more too. I think my word might be "open" but I am still pondering it.

    Are you in Misty Mawn's class? I am but have yet to post there. I am not on Facebook, though might amend that soon.

    Talk to you soon, see you soon at AAJ!!!

    xxoo
    Lorrie

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  15. What an awesome, perfect word for you. I'm still working on my words for 2011...
    Hope it is a magical year for youXx

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  16. Love Love Love it! I want 2011 to be about action (but I don't like it as my word). Fearless fits the bill for me too. I've been saying that I want to grow a pair this year...that's certainly about being fearless. My heart expanded with every line of this post. Seriously. I have a feeling that this is going to be a BIG year for you my friend. xo danette

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  17. I love this; and I think fearLESS would have to be my word for the year too. This is great! thanks so much for posting and sharing.

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  18. Hello there! I just found your blog this morning and saw this post. My word for last year was fear.less. I loved that it could be "fearless" or fear LESS". I even got it tattooed on my wrist earlier this year! :D

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Thank-you for your words. I tuck them inside my heart pocket. xo