December 30 – Gift Prompt: Gift. This month, gifts and gift-giving can seem inescapable. What’s the most memorable gift, tangible or emotional, you received this year? (Author: Holly Root)
The most important gifts I received are all emotional: much support, love and friendship (from unexpected and expected sources), a regained sense of proportions (maybe I’m just at a start on this!), more confidence.
December 29 – Defining Moment Describe a defining moment or series of events that has affected your life this year. (Author: Kathryn Fitzmaurice)
There have been several revealing momens this year, that I do not really want to talk about here in detail.
So I will limit me with titels:
An ill and sincere relative, a big betray and delusion, a found again friend, two nice and important trips, feeling part of a community, good old friends visiting all year.
All this gave me undoubtely more strength and determination to change things in my life and to live it as I want.
December 26 – Soul Food What did you eat this year that you will never forget? What went into your mouth & touched your soul? (Author: Elise Marie Collins)
The first thing that comes to my mind is something I ate yesterday, a roast made by D with tender meat, ham and parmesan cheese and with a wonderful sauce: all flavours melted in one strong and beautiful unique taste! And it was even better because it has been eaten with a joyful company of all the ones I love during a relaxed and happy meal spent toghether. What is better to nurture one person soul and life than having nice people around a table to spend time with?
PS The phoo is of a Pizza, one of my favourite dishes ever, I never tire of it!
December 25 – Photo – a present to yourself Sift through all the photos of you from the past year. Choose one that best captures you; either who you are, or who you strive to be. Find the shot of you that is worth a thousand words. Share the image, who shot it, where, and what it best reveals about you.(Author: Tracey Clark)
Ah, this is fun, I have decided for this shot.
It just shows my playful side, as I took it o document my reaction to a too sweet drink I really disliked, but all was done in a really funny and playful moment toghether with my beloved one! It fixes a moment of happiness and lightness, a way of living happily with little things, and have some layered memories in it: a noce trip to France, a gift to a special person, my childhood neighborhood......
And, by the way, happy christmas!
December 24 Prompt – Everything’s OK What was the best moment that could serve as proof that everything is going to be alright? And how will you incorporate that discovery into the year ahead? (Author: Kate Inglis)
There have been several “everything’s OK” moments this year: while going through tempests and storms (serious ilness of relatives, shocking happenings and threatens at work) there was always a moment, after some tears, usually in the evening, when with the support from beloved ones, I realised that afer all there was light, and that everything was OK. This regardless of the fact that sometimes things that look bad are not so in reality (as they depend of the ideas others have about you and your world), whereas other times situations ARE really bad, but once you realise and acknowledge the facts, there is always a way to live beyond them, no mater how bad they are. And so, after all, life has gone on more than well, as I’m a lucky gal! (And the really great and joyous moments were SO abundant this year, with family and friends!).
December 21 – Future Self. Imagine yourself five years from now. What advice would you give your current self for the year ahead? (Bonus: Write a note to yourself 10 years ago. What would you tell your younger self?) (Author: Jenny Blake)
Dear gis, follow your instincts, take time to breath and LISTEN, and try new things. Do not recriminate about what has happened, but LIVE every moment! I trust you!
December 20 – Beyond Avoidance What should you have done this year but didn’t because you were too scared, worried, unsure, busy or otherwise deterred from doing? (Bonus: Will you do it?) (Author: Jake Nickell)
I’m a fairily good procrastinator (which is a way of avoiding things). truth o be said, once I make up my mind that something must be done, the i’m rather efficient at clearing things, especially when they are unpleasant duties. There are several things I have avoided doing this year, some of them were for the good, and I’ll keep avoiding them.
Others I should have not, and I’m more than decided not to do the same errors again.
The biggest thing I’d like to change is my current workplace not my job, which I do adore). That’s what I’m going to spend all my energies on next year.
Healing What healed you this year? Was it sudden, or a drip-by-drip evolution? How would you like to be healed in 2011? (Author: Leoni Allan)
Much healing went on this year, and it was a very slow process, but effects happened as a sudden realisation that things had changed! I suspect this is a long path, so nothing is finished, but the imprtance is to keep walking, one step after the other.
Try What do you want to try next year? Is there something you wanted to try in 2010? What happened when you did / didn’t go for it? (Author: Kaileen Elise)
What I wan to try in 2011 is to learn drawing and doing yoga! Well, i didn’t really want to try these things last year, at least seriously. The yoga impulse is fairy recent, so there is no much histroy aout it. The drawing thing is a long time dream I’m going to realise!
"December 17 – Lesson Learned What was the best thing you learned about yourself this past year? And how will you apply that lesson going forward? (Author: Tara Weaver)"
I have learned that sometimes I’m a bit too idealistic, but also that I want to be like that! I have learned that I have been on a pause moment that was too long, and that from now on I will not remain silent on many things, as this is the wrong choice right now. I have realised that I want to act more than preaching.
Oh, well, once again!
"December 16 – Friendship How has a friend changed you or your perspective on the world this year? Was this change gradual, or a sudden burst? (Author: Martha Mihalick)"
This year, as I have already said, we had several friends visiting, and also some old friends rediscovered. All these people have brought me something special, sometimes it was a fulguration, others it was a slow realisation. I also met some log friends in reality, it’s a strange feeling, you meet a preson you know better than many others, but you have never seen in reality... And, hey, it is not a problem nor a disappointment, it’s all real and true, and it’s just the last passage on a road you have already taken. And again, different lives and choices make you think about yourself and what youwant to be!
Today I want to post two hemes from reverb10.
"December 14 – Appreciate What’s the one thing you have come to appreciate most in the past year? How do you express gratitude for it? (Author: Victoria Klein)"
Last year was full of great things and disappointing ones. As far as the latter, we can simply overcome them and throw them away without regret.
The one thing I have really appreciaed of last year was a good number of visits here of friends from far and near. I love to hang around with my friends, to have some time to spend with them in relax, to explore the little things you would not see if there wasnt time, to have the relaxed feeling and attitude given by feeling yourself at home and free to be yourself and knowing that the others you are with are feeling the same. Honesty and feeling in your element, open to get the others as they are, learning from them without judging, but discussing, disagreeing, agreeing, getting involved, sharing, staying toghether in silence. Meeting them as if we had left the day before, and saying goodbye knowing that whenevr we meet it will be the day after!
My graitude is in few words: THANK YOU!
"December 15 – 5 Minutes Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010. (Author: Patti Digh)"
Friends visiting, family reuniting, facing problems in god company, saying to people the little but essential things that are not granted, Australia, working in a team, Turkey, mountains, breathing the wind, listening leaves moving, photographing, smiling, cutting hair, knitting, thinking, holding hands in silence, looking in the eyes, Paris, nieces, the moon and stars, a chilly morning, landing home, leaving home, chickens, a photography course, blog friends, writing, letting go, silence, your eyes, holding hands, caressing, walking, swimming, the blue sky, the sea, new shoes, giving away, listening to the radio, ingoring idiots, saing no, saying yes, snow falling, walking with you, a good cup of hot chocolate.
"This year, when did you feel the most integrated with your body? Did you
have a moment where there wasn’t mind and body, but simply a cohesive YOU, alive and present? (Author:Patrick Reynolds)
"What are 11 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? How will you go about
eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life?" (Author: Sam Davidson)
"Wisdom Wisdom. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out?
(Author: Susannah Conway)"
