I caught myself in a game of scrabble while staring at a shelf of light up marquee letters in a Michaels store just before Christmas. After not being able to pull together my initials or TIFN (THIS IS FARAH NOW) I thought, just walk away. But for whatever reason, I paused and decided to look at all the letter misfits that nobody wanted one more time hoping to find a word that made sense. Then, there it was calling me from the rubble of the fragmented alphabet on a shelf and clear as my favourite tequila - BE WELL.

I hadn’t realized it until New Year’s Day, but BE WELL was actually a manifestation of all of my 2017 ditches (blog post here about that). I am not one for hardcore New Year’s resolutions. However, what I do love about the New Year is the reset and level set factor that it brings. I love looking back on the past year and taking measure of all the good and not so good stuff. If I am truly honest about it all, I am bound to get a better handle on the year to come.

I can’t say 2017 was a bad year for me at all, but I’m not doing cart wheels over here either. It’s hard to pin point exactly. Professionally, whatever rewards I reaped I either worked really, really hard for, had to fight for, or both.  Personally, I would consider myself a happy soul. I live a good life and I am blessed. Even with all that ammo, 2017 wore me down. There was a continuous feeling of unrest and I was tired.

When I started to dig deep and think about it, a common theme emerged for 2018. This was not going to be about resolutions and must do’s- it was much bigger and far more profound. The true matter at hand was how I felt. Remember the constant feeling of unrest and being so tired in 2017? So, 2018 is all about a feeling and it all comes back to the same place-BE WELL.

I suppose if one could be honest about the emotions they are left with after an encounter with something or someone, one would be more obliged and motivated to chase the highs and run away from the lows. I also suppose if we slowed down and paused we’d be more gifted at reading the universe’s handwriting, even when the message is hidden on the clearance shelf at Michaels.

Wishing you all your hearts desires for 2018. Most importantly, BE WELL.

Xo