Open.

Over the past couple of years I've come up with a word that serves as an intention for my year ahead. The hope is when I look back on the year I'll feel it served as a theme for my year. I thank my dear friend and colleague Diane for this idea as I love it.

While I'm not sure I named it at the start of the year, in 2013 I'd have to say my word was SURVIVAL. I was in "hunker down" mode looking to continue to scrape by with the hopes that my business would soon take off in a way that would allow me to sustain enough income for an average life. And just while I've been packing I found a "wish" I made to the full moon one night per the guidance of my friend to make 3 wishes, go look at the full moon and say them aloud and then come inside and light a candle. It was dated August 2013 and my wish was to attract sustainable, steady income. And that's exactly what Q4 2013 and into 2014 brought me.

Going into 2014 I named that year FUN as it was my intention that despite needing to still operate under some of the "survival" theme that didn't mean that I couldn't have fun doing so. Or said another way - find ways to keep my own cup full. So even if that meant going to watch the sunset over the ocean, one of my all time favorite things to do, or it was bringing Koko to the dog beach because it makes me smile and is so fun to skip waves with him. As I wrote in my previous post, 2014 proved to bring me way more opportunities for fun and cup-filling than I could've ever hoped. It was awesome.

Now, here we are in 2015, and I've declared this year's word as OPEN. I'm so completely ready for love in a way that I can now honestly admit to myself I wasn't before. It was always something I wanted and hence I assumed that made it a priority but I often wasn't operating as if I was truly ready and open to find love. And now I can feel it in my heart and soul that I'm ready and I've been telling the universe what it is I'm looking for. I also want to be completely open to what this next chapter brings me - here I am days away from picking up and moving to a new city where I know very few people. I know to make this experience what I want it to be that I need to show up open and let the entire Austin experience wash over me and see where it takes me. This thought is so utterly exhilarating to me as I'm feeling so ready for it. So here's to being open!

I'm so grateful that over the course of this year, mainly the last six months, I've been able to process the idea of leaving LA, identify where I want to go, feel sad about the things I'll miss in LA and then ultimately arrive at the place I am now - so, so ready to leave LA and so, so excited to start fresh in the incredible city of Austin, TX. I wish I could write a prescription for others of what I'm feeling in this moment - the perfect blend of optimism, positivity, excitement, clarity, energy, love, and of course, openness.

What's your 2015 intention? One word - name it. Live it.