DISQUS

Andrea Devis · 1 year ago

Blithe. It makes me feel a breeze flowing, cooling my skin and tousling my hair. Refreshing and renewing. My work load increased for the next month, yet I am scheduling in a bicycle ride around Tervuren with my husband and looking at two Art Nouveau apartments next week. Blithe reminds me to make it a priority to feel and enjoy!

Deborah · 1 year ago

DELIGHT - I will savour the moments and the people in those moments and how I truly feel in those moments. I will LIVE in those moments and delight in them.

Guylaine · 1 year ago

magical... when I'm at my best, when I am my most positive self.. when I'm full of constuctive energy... I know I invite "magic" into my life by truly believing that nothing is impossible and that thoughts do become reality...and I then become "magical" myself and inspirational to my entourage... This week, I'm going to remind myself as often as possible that life is and that I am... magical...

Jamie · 1 year ago

Gypsy.

This is a reminder to myself of the freedom-loving, in-the-moment me, the me that loves without attachment, that dances with abandon, that lives in divine.

This may not be precisely how the word is defined, but it's what it meant to a starry-eyed girl in bare feet growing up in Montreal.

Cindy · 1 year ago

release - which is what I need to do with old baggage, memories that weigh me down and keep me bound to a person who cries out for stillness, me.

Eva · 1 year ago

Treasure:see that special part of me, even when other's may not becuase they are caught up in their own drama. Taking more time to do what I love so that I can relax!

Girl-Woman · 1 year ago

Harmony: Living in harmony. Whether it is a pleasing combination of elements in a home, the order and harmony of the universe and the good energy sent and received, or the structure of a familial relationship, a workplace relationship, or a circle of friends, living in harmony is the essence of peace. I work on making each structure -- my home, workplace, family, and friendships -- a harmonious, peaceful unit.

Thanks for the opportunity to stretch my "stiff" mind this morning.

christina · 1 year ago

Tranquility

Laura · 1 year ago

Eroticism. I just got back from a conference where one of the keynote speakers was Esther Perel, a "wise woman" couples therapist who has written a book called Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence. She explores how couples can keep the eroticism in long-term relationships. How to balance comfort and edge, security and adventure so that we can want what we have. She says that nurturing eroticism in our relationships and within family life is an act of open defiance against the message/belief that passion fades in long-term relationships and marriages. I highly recommmend the book!

Jessi · 1 year ago

Progress. Each day I'm moving a little bit closer toward where I need to be. I sometimes don't quite know where or what it is that I'm trying to get to, but I'm moving forward and learning more each day. The destinations will become apparent soon and even then I hope they just prove to be milestones. I'm enjoying the journey.

Shannon · 1 year ago

Goofy. A lot of times, I am too uptight. This week I am going to laugh more when my kids misbehave (not permissiveness, but more jovial in my approach). I'm going to passionately kiss my hubby when he comes home. I'm going to sing and dance all day. I'm very capable of being a goofball, but that part of me has gotten covered up since I've had kids.

JoeM · 1 year ago

KINDNESS, it's what I like to give away.

Xai Vicente Charles · 1 year ago

ORGANIZE!
This week I've concentrated on gathering my resources, taking stock of my talents and strengths and organizing them. I feel I need to do this to move things forward so I can enjoy my life.

L'Tanya · 1 year ago

RESTORE. Actually, it's my word for the year, just applied to different things. This week, I've asked myself how I can restore my skin. So I'm buying some natural skin care products.

Emily Cline · 1 year ago

play! I get to visit my BFF in Denver after a week of family-visiting-me-playing-tour-guide-craziness. I need a break! Time to recharge my batteries: laugh endlessly, wear fun makeup, dance wildly, and release frustrations with the one person who is my real sister. weee!

Colette · 1 year ago

"Skinny" - 120 lbs of well defined muscle and a size 4/6. I miss the clothes I could wear when I was that size! (Not to mention the energy.) Calesthenics anyone?

Lynda · 1 year ago

Empowerment! I'm at a point in my life where I want to remember how it feels to be empowered....to be self-confident, self-assured.....calm in my ability to make decisions and understand that I am right now where I am suppose to be.....

Lynda · 1 year ago

I hear you....last year at this very moment I was 25 pounds thinner! I can't even believe that....getting up everyday, working out for an hour before I would go to work. I looked great, felt great. Unfortunately in order to deal with life struggles over the past 12 months I've used food as a comfort.....at least I'm aware and can now at this point work on taking those pounds back off:-) You can do it too!

Colette · 1 year ago

Thanks! Even though I am half way to my goal and I see me getting skinnier literally by the day - I will gladly receive all the encouragement all have to give!

Colette · 1 year ago

.... calmness in knowing that where you are is where you choose to be, and that is what is "supposed" to be.

Gillian · 1 year ago

Dominion: both accepting and affirming that I have dominion over my day, my thoughts, my actions...that affirming this makes the feelings of panic and stress disappear, and allows my natural grace and joy to come through, loud and clear. Dominion over the little details (means no procrastination) and dominion over my mood (no sleep-walking through life). Dominion over myself, means freedom to let others practice their own dominion too!

Have a joy-filled day!

kerrymac · 1 year ago

Growth...working through Style Statement, working on Photoshp, building my blog, and tending my seedlings...the green ones in the soil and the saucy ones who live inside and are in major meltdown mode from end of the school year fun overload! www.snickerdoodles.typepad.com

lisaohhh · 1 year ago

stay. practicing staying present, staying there for myself, instead of ditching me when i'm uncomfortable, unhappy, restless, etc. just stay.
it sounds simple but for me, its a wild adventure, scary and exciting.

stay. the word even has a calming effect, doesn't it?

Ann at One Bag Nation · 1 year ago

JOY. I'm too focused on self-improvement, which ironically can drive me straight to the refrigerator . . . but that's another topic.

I'm trying to make room for more joy in my life. I've taken a big step; I got a new job yesterday. When they called to tell me I was selected, I experience a moment of pure joy - yay!

Jacquie · 1 year ago

Flexibility, in attitude, spirit and my physical form....learning to adapt to everything that is throw my way, and doing so with grace and humor.

Danielle · 1 year ago

suprisingly powerful word.

Danielle · 1 year ago

Hi Kerry...we just decided that we're going to do a "Ask Carrie & Danielle" column on our blog for Style Statement, and life, and business questions. So if you have any questions about the Style Statement workbook/journey, let me know and we'll post up a reply! Happy Growth week.

Diane · 1 year ago

education - i'm finding as i work and grow my business, that the one thing that excites me the most is learning new things and applying them and having them actually work. It's so much fun when you get to apply new information and it actually works!

Tiffany · 1 year ago

Purpose. Because today I'm one step closer to finding my truth, my purpose.

Tiffany · 1 year ago

Yeahhh! So excited for you! Have a blast, you deserve it!

braziliana · 1 year ago

Gratitude.Life is unfolding before my eyes, and I am open and available and very grateful for it!!!

"Thank You" Carrie and Danielle, for giving us this space that allow us to share our thoughts and desires.

Caroline · 1 year ago

Clarity. I am sorting through what is important to me lately, in work and relationships, and I miss that sense of clarity that existed when i was younger. Something worked or it didn't and I moved on. This whole grey area has been overused in certain circumstances- by doubting how I know I feel, for example. And it does strike me that this is an aspect of refinement, the second word of my style statement. Phew- I already feel a bit clearer.

Anne-Marie · 1 year ago

Complete. I have been getting things off my list that have been hanging around. Notes and thank-yous, repairs to small things, buttons back on a favourite sweater. Moving furniture out of a too full room. Wonderful.

Sue McCook · 1 year ago

Fun. I long to be better at living in the moment, enjoying the laughter and joy that young children bring to our lives, rather than focusing on what hasn't been done yet or small irritants that won't matter half an hour later.

Katie Laporte · 1 year ago

Growing..Iam definatly growing in many, many ways..Im 28 weeks pregnant,growing. Iam seeing a counsellor,growing. Iam falling more in love everyday with my partner and my self, growing.. and my 14 week old golden retriver Sunny is growing into his own and into our home!! cant wait to see you next week danni xoxoxo

Kat the Drumming Diva · 1 year ago

serendipity. the more i can live in the moment, without grasping, being attached, taking anything too seriously or having strong preconceived notions about what SHOULD be happening (as opposed to what is), the happier i am. practicing this helps make life more of an interesting adventure than a series of disappointments. (and no expectations isn't the same as low expectations; it's admitting to yourself that you can't really control all that much in this world, and trying too hard only causes suffering.) and of course this is all easier said than done. peace, kat

Ngonzi Truth Crushshon · 1 year ago

Holistic. Trying to make my life function in a holistic manner: spiritually, physically, mentally and professionally.Having all the parts of my life moving toward one goal: Living My Best Life! AND helping others to see how working together toward one goal can ultimately lead to the community living it's best life!

Lindsey · 1 year ago

Independence. In this way: I'm committed to staying true to my inner core, nourishing my truth, and not compromising my best self.

MelissaM · 1 year ago

Cultivate! I planted my style statement garden a few months ago: signed up for Friday Focus, bought the book when it came out, started a style statement journal and devoured the questions. Then I let the seeds germinate: kept in touch with this delightful Q&A, and really started to pay attention to what I love and what I don't. Yesterday, I revisited the book and the journal, and finally completed steps 1-6 in the definition chapter. And something amazing happened. My style statement sprung through the soil and it wasn't at all what I had imagined it would be. Both words surfaced unexpectedly from work and word play. My 80% is Cultivate(feels real to reveal it here!). It is both a celebration of who I am and a challenge to move me forward through transition. My 20% is Light. Both the adjective and the noun. And now, to bloom.

MelissaM · 1 year ago

Love it.

bene · 1 year ago

I have two words, playful and cherished! I want to have playdates with my self and have some much wanted fun, life has been way to serious lately. Cherished means taking care of myself and loving myself everyday! It doesnt have to be BIG things, just small pleasures that make my heart sing. Today I bought a pot of pink roses for my desk, they light up my day. I love water and on my way home I walked in the wood alongside a river , and it made me feel so incredible happy and peaceful. Natures makes me feel connected with myself again, a bit like a child, happy and carefree!I adore that feeling!

Kat the Drumming Diva · 1 year ago

cultivate light? that's YOU!

Lynda · 1 year ago

Diane,
I agree...learning is everything! Each time you learn you are never quite the same:-)Constantly evolving, constantly changing....that's exciting!

Lynda · 1 year ago

Wow! I'm so happy for you:-)

ally · 1 year ago

Q: I will travel in any direction, but you will never meet me. What am I?

A: An expectation.

My word of the week is expectation. And my intention is to let go of them.

Connie · 1 year ago

Two words: Emotional Intelligence. Best way for me to deal with my life and those I share it with in all kinds of ways.

Karryn Ransom · 1 year ago

Presence. Be in the moment, whatever it is. Stop typing while I'm eating my lunch. Like I'm doing right now.

Bridget · 1 year ago

I have a word for the Year and it is SLOW. My brother (who I consider very successful) once said that he tends to make mistakes when he is in a hurry. I try to remember that when I am rushing to do things quickly. I move my body quickly and often end up briused. Mentally, when I rush through the important details of my job, I screw up and people notice. I think I learn more when I am slow, in thought and movement. And of course I just love my yoga because it it such a great opportunity to practice being slow.

Janet · 1 year ago

Heal.
I've had a few mishaps and had to take some special care to heal. Ended up sleeping 10 hours on Tuesday as a response and it was quite rejuvenating.

Ellen · 1 year ago

Courage.
I am reinventing my professional life in a big way and I Must Keep Going.

Daniel Gibbons · 1 year ago

Completely agree. Nothing worse than crumbs in your keyboard.

Beth C. · 1 year ago

This week - Rollercoaster - Think the Red Hot Chilli Peppers song. Working on an IT implementation that goes live this weekend and this week has been a rollercoaster as things have come together.

SRead · 1 year ago

Wonder....... I just spent three fabulous hours hiking with friends through the woods on a magnificent piece of the earth called Cape Split.... a dramatic and powerful place that inspires wonder. The week was packed with wonderful surprises, so a fitting end to the week.

Beth C. · 1 year ago

Next Week - Confident - That we will experience a smooth transition into the new system and that all of our dreams, plans and good intentions for the business that we have been nourishing for the last year and a half will start to become realities. That our efforts to make our corner of the world a better place for our families and customers.

Sharon · 1 year ago

Remote. That's how I've been feeling on every level. Emotional, Spiritual, Developmental, Geographical. Could be the Dark Week of the Soul.

Jen · 1 year ago

now. I so often live my life within the ideas of "later, better, when," but there is so much possibility that exists in the "now". An oxymoron, perhaps, but it is in the now that the possibility comes to fruition. All the dreams, all the desires, all the hopes become *something* when we act.
I'm looking forward to a week of sooner instead of later, good instead of better, and now instead of when. This feels good.

Hilma · 1 year ago

Family - what my life focus is all about. As a Grandma, Mother, Wife, Sister - all names that label me - family is the centre; the core.

Joannie · 1 year ago

I've thought about this for a while and the word is 'wild'. I've been too afraid of the wild woman in me. I'd like to truly get to know her. I remember the one line from 'Women Who Run With the Wolves' - DON'T FORGET TO HOWL!

I want to howl!

Colette · 1 year ago

Yea! I am glad you are doing an "Ask Carrie & Danielle column. I have discovered that from going through the Style Statement book that it's given me cause to really dig in, down deep inside, and think about what I wrote and why. I've realized that many of the questions are about what is in my life now - or I have perceived them that way and that is how I answered the questions. The refelcting of "what do I really want?" in my life has me changing many of the answers. I am still not certain as to what my Style Statement is. I keep shifting between two sides of me, the fun, spontaneous, bouncey-trouncey, blue-jeans me, and the well thought out and well planned elegant marble staircase and beaded evening gown side of me.

Andrew · 1 year ago

W A N D E R L U S T
I think of it in a broader sense as more about time and place, point a to point b. The urge to travel can mean much more than wanting to go on vacation to Disneyland. I'm kinda big on compound words, and wanderlust has such a nice feel and well as alluring individual words.

Andrew
refined | playful

Caroline · 1 year ago

Grounding. The best practice I am trying to undertake at the moment is an effort to come from a grounded and centered place when I interact with others, when I am working, and when I make big decisions- or little ones!

chris · 1 year ago

Good luck Colette. As a personal trainer of only women, one of the most effective ways to burn body fat is by doing interval training. It is hard work but really works!

colette · 1 year ago

Thanks for your expertise and the tip!

asha · 1 year ago

SEXY. This words epitomizes a woman, no matter what shape, what skin color. Sexiness comes from inside. It is confidence. It is comfort and acceptance of who you are; working with what you have and making the most of it. That's sexy.

asha · 1 year ago

i love this!!

Ramona · 1 year ago

Sex. Really. My hormones are out of control right now. Recently I have had intense desires not to only have sex, but to create life. Um, from where did these feelings come? I have never felt like this in my life!!!