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Across the Fence:  New Year's word?  |
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cindy
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 Posted - Dec 31 2010 : 7:44:08 PM
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I just read about a woman who has a tradition of choosing a New Year's word instead of making resolutions. then she reflects on her chosen word for the whole year. So I waited for a word to come to me and the word is: seeds. I'm not sure why that word came to me but it did. It has a lot of spiritual connotations--seeds are hidden in the dark depths of the Earth, but when the time is right, they produce flowers or fruit. I've been looking through seed catalogs, trying to decide what I want to plant this coming spring, but we all plant seeds of love, hope, joy, peace, etc., the fruits of which often appear at the most unusual times. I'd love to hear about your word for the new year. And if you have any ideas on seeds, I'd love to hear them too. Wishing you all the best of new year's.
cindy
"There is more to life than increasing its speed". Mahatma Gandhi
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - Jan 01 2011 : 07:37:25 AM
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Cindy,
That is a good word, lots of meanings there! I think my word will be Gratitude. I even started a gratitude journal today and will write in it some little thing everyday that I am grateful for.
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farmgirl sister #922
Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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HealingTouch
True Blue Farmgirl
3448 Posts
Darlene
Kunkletown
Pa
USA
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Posted - Jan 01 2011 : 07:53:40 AM
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Mine will be LOVE. God said to love one another, so I will love even when the situation is unlovable. Love does make the world go round, doesn't it?
Blessings and Peace,
Darlene
Sister 1922
God first, everything else after!
DNA doesn't make us sisters, Love does!
The road to a friends house is never to long!
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
USA
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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chicken necker
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Sherry
Eastern Shore
Maryland
USA
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Posted - Jan 01 2011 : 09:43:57 AM
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"faith"... if I lose that, I've lost everything.
FarmGirl Sister #123
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Jan 01 2011 : 3:07:41 PM
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I'm with all of you on all of those words, but I'd really like to add this one; one of my grandfather's favorites: Persistence.
For as far back as I can remember, this word graced my grandparents' kitchen wall on a plaque my grandfather had decoupaged, which included the following quote by Calvin Coolidge. It has always been a source of encouragement to me, as well as a reminder of the God-given strength of the human spirit which dwells within. I never forgot it. So, here's to you, Grandpa! I miss and love you so, so much...
"PERSISTENCE IS THE KEY:
'Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
The slogan, 'press on' has solved, and always will solve, the problems of the human race.'
- Calvin Coolidge"
Thank you, Cindy, for planting these "seeds" for the New Year - this is turning out to be a beautiful garden of wisdom!
Hugs and Happy New Year to all! - Nini
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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Posted - Jan 01 2011 : 3:47:08 PM
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I like all these words! "Persistence" is a great word because without it, the others are just, well, words. I'm going to persist in my writing, persist in living the life I believe in, and persist in trying to educate others on the virtues of a simple, sustainable life. "Faith" and "love" make persistence possible, so I will remain "hopeful" of all life's "possibilities". And for that, I am full of "gratitude"!
cindy
"There is more to life than increasing its speed". Mahatma Gandhi
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jan 01 2011 : 6:35:46 PM
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Mine would have to be kindness. I have thought alot about this word. It needs to be written where I can see it when I am driving, feeding the animals, talking to my family. I need to be kind.
Kris
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
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Posted - Jan 01 2011 : 7:29:40 PM
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My word will have to be Blessings. DH and I have had several trials to go through this year. Yet we have been so blessed. They may have been so small, they could have been missed. But in thinking over the last year, I was able to name many. God is Good. Hugs, Brenda
http:///www.scatteredlittleblessings.blogspot.com
Seek reasons to Love..In every sigment of everyday-look for something that brings forth within you a feeling of Love-Abraham Hicks |
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