Hello 2015...

How is it already 2015? How is it that we are already entering another year filled with mystery, confusion, fun and excitement? Every single year, we all make resolutions to "do this" and "do that," but after about three weeks, we seem to have forgotten that we weren't supposed to eat chocolate or say the "s-word." We don't mean to forget, life just kind of gets in the way and all of a sudden, it's like we never even made those promises to ourselves. I guess promises are meant to be broken.

Instead of making resolutions and promises that I know I'm going to break, this year I decided it would be easier to live my life a certain way. I am deciding to take one word and try to apply it to my life as often as I can. 

My word of 2015 is pause                                                                                                                                 

pause: a temporary stop; a period of time in which something is stopped before it is started again - a reason to consider something.

We often are running around frantically and trying to finish all the things on our to do list. We are just continuously marking things off that little symbolic piece of paper, but why? Why do we earn our money just to save it? Why do we go on adventures just to forget about them years later? This year, I am making a promise to myself to just stop and pause.

I want my life to be remembered, even if it is just by me. I want to spend my money on something I will never forget. I want to take a million pictures of one stupid, beautiful sunset. I want to pause, and think about why I am doing what I am doing. I want to take the time to just slow down and think about all that I have. I want to be reminded of the things I value and hold close to me. 

Pause and see what your life is really all about. I hope as the year goes on, I can hold this word close to me. I hope I can truly come to see the beauty of everything in my life. 

Do you have a word of 2015? 

ps: how do you like the new look for the blog?