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2018 Try Everything

Hello 2018! I think my theme for 2018 will be Try Everything.

What exactly does this mean? Well, I want to try as many new things as possible. I want to suspend disbelief on everything and proceed "as if" there are no limits, no impossibilities and that everything I think and believe, I can achieve.

I want to hold a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing. I want to continue learning and studying as many topics as possible. I want to own and acquire less material possessions so that I have more time to study, think, read, meditate, ponder, pray, serve, and spend time with family, friends, and loved ones.

I want to be more still. I want to see more countries, states, cities, and people. I want to find new mentors and teachers, and I want to continue to lead, love, and lift others. I want to give away more than I take. I want to continue to work hard and achieve so that I can share my blessings and abundance with others. I want to look around and seize every opportunity I have to serve and bless.

I want more time in nature. I want more time in silence. I want more time to write.

And as I write this I realize that it all sounds so greedy. I want more, more, more. Hmmm, what if I simply just let 2018 be the year to be? The year to see?

I took a minute just now to look back over my list and the cool thing is that everything I listed that I want more of is everything I would hope to get by simply being. 2018 can be the year to BE, and instead of Try Everything, I shall amend it to be Experience Everything.

 Experience Everything captures the critical import of "being" in the moment. It seems to preclude any expectations. It's simply a simple resolution to be in the present and soak in every NOW moment--mindfully aware that I may only walk this way once, so while I am walking this way I may want to look around, notice the sky, the birds that fly, and anything and everything else, that catches my fancy.

2018--Experience Everything!
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