Welp!! The second week of month seven, my birth month, is coming to an end and I couldn’t help but look back on the last 6 months. I started this year off choosing my 2018 One Word that would guide me throughout the year, and man, my One Word has not disappointed. My 2018 one word is FLOW and as of June 2018, it is now a permanent word on my left forearm (Yup! I tatted it… it’s been that real).

I don’t even know if I can find all the words to explain how I am embracing, living with, and being transformed by the act of FLOW. It is no longer just a word, but a lifestyle; a life of FLOW. I have officially stopped trying to control any and everything and have put my hands in the air to declare my surrender. I am surrendering my life to God and the Universe; I trust you and I know that you got my back!

Are you wondering what has been so life transforming? Literally everything. From my relationships, opportunities, and personal development, to how I show up in life and how life has been showing itself to me. I’m not so focused on what’s right or wrong, problems, or differences of beliefs. I am spending more time on visualizing and speaking about the things I desire. I realized the negative affirmations I was sharing, was calling things into being because I allowed it to exist through my energy. I now understand and accept the concept that things are what they are, neither good nor bad. And when I stop trying to box things into a certain space or category, I allow it to exist as “is.” It is in this shift of thinking and living that a lifestyle of FLOW has shown itself.

I had no idea what FLOW would mean for me when I claimed it as my 2018 One Word. But the word in itself is powerful and has brought me into alignment with people, places, and things. I know so much more than I did coming into this year. Beyond just acknowledging my shadows through mindfulness and ego, I also acknowledged my fears and how they were showing up in my life and limiting my growth and life experience.

Specifically, I realized my pain from my experience with the church and my TRUE views on religion, which I hope to share soon (I need more clarity and time in prayer). I am being brave enough to go into my shadow and tap into the genuine emotions that exist there and allowing them to flow. I am giving myself permission to heal, grow, and BE.  All the conditioning from my childhood, community, parents, relationships, and religion is slowly showing itself in the flow.  I am acknowledging its existence, questioning it’s origin, analyzing whether I still want to hold that belief, and letting go of things that no longer serve the good of my higher self.

I even became more assertive and protective of my energy and myself. If I don’t want to go to an event, I say that. If something doesn’t feel right for me, I say it.   Before I would make it my responsibility to think about how others would feel about my choices, even though my intuition was like NO! Now, keeping flow in mind, I have given myself permission to BE.  And being may mean that others will be disappointed in how my decisions will sometimes appear to only benefit me— I am calling it wise selfishness (got the term from one of my followers on IG—thanks gurrrrlll).

In all, I am training myself not to resist anything— so feelings and human experiences, come right on through.  I am absolutely grateful and full of love and abundance at the opportunity to experience life this way. I was telling my therapist that I never even knew life could exist this way and I wish it upon everyone. There is a sense of peace and love when we stop resisting, accept where we are, forgive our past, open ourselves up to heal, be honest with ourselves, and practice the kind of love that we are.

These first six months of 2018 One Word has BLESSED ME! Do you hear me?! Blessed me. And I am grateful to be here to share this.

Did you choose a 2018 One Word? What was it and how has it impacted your life so far?  

P.s.  If you haven’t but you’re interested… do it! This is your life, you make the rules.  Here is a blog about choosing your one word.

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