Release - To let go; To hand over.
Redefine - To create a new meaning; To develop a fresh view.
Restore - To fix what is broken; To make new what is old.
Do you ever experience the feeling that certain words simply wish to grab a hold of you… until you fully understood what they actually mean to you? Not just to see them the way they are universally defined, but to know them in full - the way they relate to your life?
These three words are doing just that to me lately. So, I decided to grab a hold of them back. And, I’m waiting to see what happens from hereon.
What about you? Do you need to release, redefine, or restore anything in your life? Or, are there other words that are clamoring for your attention?
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Jayme 05.27.08 at 5:31 pm
Hi Shai! I do hope you’ll find something wonderful from all of this.
If there’s something I need to restore in my life, it’s my passionate dream. Marriage and motherhood has pushed my dreams to the backseat and now I feel that I need to bring them back.
The words positivity and passion always clamor for my attention mainly because I make them two of the most important driving forces of my life.
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Shai Coggins reply on June 5th, 2008:
Jayme: ‘am continuously working on it. And yes, I can understand the idea behind putting dreams in the backburner. I hope you find a way to restore yours!
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iHanna 05.28.08 at 1:15 am
Beautiful page Shai, I think my entire life is about that middle word!
It’s hard but a work one has to do, over and over again.
Take care!
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Shai Coggins reply on June 5th, 2008:
Hanna: You know, I’d really really love to meet you one day. I think we might end up spending hours talking. And you’re right - it is a tough one. But, I find that it’s part of growth.
Do take care too.
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Melissa W 05.28.08 at 8:16 am
Balance. That’s the word I keep coming back to at the moment. Finding a balance between my present tasks and my future goals. Between being there for my children and being there for myself. And balancing my expectations against my limitations. Not having any luck with it yet but it seems that everytime I think I have a handle on the situation something changes/shifts to the point where I have to start all over again.
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Shai Coggins reply on June 5th, 2008:
Melissa: Balance is always a tricky thing. I’m not sure if it’s easily attainable. I think there’s just that ‘balance in the moment’ kind of thing. I do wish you well! Looking forward to seeing you again soon - and chatting more.
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Janette Toral 05.28.08 at 11:56 am
Hi Shai. Glad to see you blogging again. Words that have struck me are:
Engage. Keep engaging myself with people (family, friends, peers, online buddies).
Live. That is live life to the fullest. Knowing that we only have one life to live. Let’s live it to the fullest and never allow time go to waste.
Creativity. A lot of things are possible if we are only willing to try. Hopefully this will challenge the creative side while being acceptable of success and failures no matter what happens.
Cheers to you Shai!
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Shai Coggins reply on June 5th, 2008:
Hi, Janette. It’s good to slowly get back to blogging and ‘normal’ life. So, how’re you? Anyway, those words do appear quite big. And very worthy things to aspire to. Take care and see/talk to you soon!
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Kay/Murfomurf 05.29.08 at 9:19 pm
I rarely have any clear words in my head- never been good at mantras either. Usually my head is full of light and colours and sounds. There is a sort of mental list for the day and a more distant one for the week, but that’s about it. No descriptive or inspiring words; just flipping from one thing to the next, coping with the vicissitudes of life. If I get obsessional about details or scheduling, it just gets me down- I just try to go with the flow and don’t come down too heavily on myself if things don’t go right. I no longer have definite long term ambitions- just to have a job I’m interested in one day and to have enough time and money to indulge my hobbies and crafts. Whenever I have set my heart on a big goal it has crumbled sooner or later, so now I choose to be very flexible, and as a result I am happier.
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Shai Coggins reply on June 5th, 2008:
Kay: If words isn’t your thing, then it isn’t.
I do believe that people have different ways to approach the things that we want to accomplish. Looks like you’ve got it all sorted - whatever it is that works for you. And yes, I agree that flexibility is always a good thing. Again, thanks. See you/catch you again soon, I hope!
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