a dress and a dream…

Tonight I bought a dress from The Gap that represents a dream…

It is not a dream of a number on my scale….

It is not a dream of a certain clothing size….

It is a dream of arriving at a landmark along my journey path. A place on my journey that will represent health and wellness, love and living!

It is not an ending on my journey and not a place I will stop for long…but when I arrive and celebrate this moment, I will then share a picture of the dress and me in it!

What do you have that will mark the dream you are pursing and how will you celebrate when you arrive…

Journey well, achieve your dreams and don’t forget to celebrate!

 

Word of the year….

Last year I selected a word that I wanted to be a theme in 2011. My word for 2011 was movement. This was about movement in all areas of my life. I do believe that I lived true to my word this past year. It is not over, I continue to strive for movement that will benefit my body, mind, heart and soul! To read about my 2011 word, visit my blog  http://trishborgdorff.com/2011/01/09/what-is-your-word/

And so I have been thinking and contemplating what word might carry me through 2012. I pondered many of them, but I believe the word for 2012 is……

 

I would like to live with a stance of curiosity in my own life and with each person I interact with every day. I would like to be curious to understand, to listen, to know more….I would like to drop any sense that I may give out that I know better or have an answer for someone else’s life. If I am going to commit to curiosity, I must recognize that it takes time to live with curiosity. I can not commit to being curious and run in and out of people’s lives. In my commitment to being curious, I am committing to taking time to wonder about my own journey and the journey’s of others…

I like the idea of a year of curiosity. I am curious what it might teach me and how it will enrich me. I wonder where it will lead me on my own journey and with others….

I wonder what word will mark your year….

It would be fun to have you respond with a word….I am curious!

Welcome to my journey….

The haunting thought of blogging has nagged at my head and heart for a few years. I have started a few and never stayed with it. I am not sure why since I love to write. Writing helps me to sort through my thoughts and it is my hope it will also inspire you to think and wonder and dream and imagine.

I knew pretty quickly what I wanted to call my blog. I have really come to believe that everyday is a journey to my heart. I used to think I would find it and then be free to camp there….in the land of heart. I realize now that everyday I encounter people and conversations that lead me closer or lure me away. I make choices everyday to take a step closer to my heart or to stay right where I am….and even at times I pull up camp and move further away.

I believe that if I choose to continue on my journey, living honestly and faithfully on that journey, I don’t have to spend a lot of energy searching for peace and meaning and purpose. When I am journeying to my heart I am amazingly less concerned about myself and more concerned about others, I am at peace in a way that offers true contentment and I am aware of my dignity and depravity.

When I am journeying to my heart in my day-to-day, I am touched by others and conversations and relationships are enhanced. I am not sure I have the words to explain how it feels to be living on the road that leads to my heart….it is more about experiences….experiences that will comprise the content of this blog….after all it is all about the journey and the experiences along the way!

And so the haunting thought of blogging has been transformed into an invitation to share my story, the chapters of my day-to-day and the important characters who join me on this journey. I hope you come back to check in. I just might have a chapter about you!