Determine a single word that represents everything I'm trying to do, be, and learn in life.

i finished this one early, i hope.

i keep this for my last moments :)

Well, this one is quite an eternity on my list. On my first 43things-rush i found it a splendid wonderful idea, then i found it quite silly, and now – in need for more goal-space – i think to myself ‘why not!’...

Lets see and give it a focus.

The word is THIS. It represents that every moment brings me exactly what it should and I need to accept THIS and the next THIS and the next THIS and not make them into problems. A variation on “now,” I suppose. Base root acceptance of what is.

Love

It’s simple. I’m going to live.

Alright, after much consideration, I’m going with the word AWARE. Although I do not think it is possible to identify a single word that encapsulates everything I’m trying to do, be, and learn, I do think that awareness comes before anything else. Without awareness, I will not know how what I do affects myself and others. Awareness will also allow me to identify barriers to doing and learning new things. Now let’s just see if I can pull it off…

I was going to write another entry explaining why I picked Strength. But now I think that you can figure it out by the definition of the word.

strength (strěngkth, strěngth, strěnth)
n.

1. The state, property, or quality of being strong.
2. The power to resist attack; impregnability.
3. The power to resist strain or stress; durability.
4. The ability to maintain a moral or intellectual position firmly.
5. Capacity or potential for effective action: a show of strength.
7.    a. A source of power or force.
      b. One that is regarded as the embodiment of protective or supportive power; a support or mainstay.
      c. An attribute or quality of particular worth or utility; an asset.

8. Degree of intensity, force, effectiveness, or potency in terms of a particular property, as:
      a. Degree of concentration, distillation, or saturation; potency.
      b. Operative effectiveness or potency.
      c. Intensity, as of sound or light.
      d. Intensity or vehemence, as of emotion or language.
9. Effective or binding force; efficacy: the strength of an argument.

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (dictionary.com)

i read an article in “Domino Magazine” about these women who have a consultancy that determines based on a number of factors, what combination of two words determines someone’s personal style to help them figure out where they’re off track in their space/style persona’s. Sort of like a self actualizing thing i think.

I thought that was really interesting at the time and now reading this goal, its funny how different my combination of elegant/collage feels from the word i automatically and indisputably know to be my ‘one word’ of EMBRACE.

It came immediately.

It is a delicate, firm, intimate, wanting to know, learn, wanting to be touched and understood, purposeful kind of word that is spontanious and momentary.

I embrace the future, its vast uncertainty! I hold dearly the people i love unconditionally, i hold myself with compassion and ward away the unecessary evils of the day but am open to new understandings!

Heh, i embrace all sides of myself including that of the dork who wrote the above!