My 2017 Intention: STRETCH

 The intention I've chosen for this year is STRETCH.  

This year I want to stretch myself and my horizons.  I'm not exactly sure what this is going to look like day-to-day (ah, the beauty of an intention vs. resolution) but some things I've considered are:

• reading books outside of my normal easy reading, fiction genre
• trying new recipes
• being more open and vulnerable with those I love
• allowing myself more grace and personal empathy to set realistic expectations and to fail
• giving my kids more independence in making and executing their own decisions

One thing that I've come to think about with regard to STRETCH is that, inherent in stretching, is returning to the beginning point.  You can't hold a stretch continuously.  Rather, in order to grow and become more "flexible" it is necessary to relax the stretch and return to your starting point, hopefully incrementally different from your true zero point but still balanced and grounded and ready to reach out again.

I'm ready to reach out!