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What is your focus for 2019? Are there any goals, aspirations or watchwords that you plan to direct your energy toward this year?

I’m not too big on New Years resolutions, but I do conduct an annual review to gauge how my previous year went and I do set some aspirations for the coming year.

As I walk through my beautiful little village of East Aurora, I share my watchwords for 2019. Ironically, both of them are Japanese terms…wabi sabi and kintsugi. You can listen in as I talk about what they mean to me, but I’ll also link to the wabi sabi and kintsugi pages on Wikipedia so you can find out more. And just to clarify, though I certainly appreciate the art of kintsugi, I’m focused more on embracing the philosophy in the year ahead and forward.

So as you look ahead to 2019, maybe you would serve yourself well to take some time…maybe on a walk around your village or favorite place…to choose one or two watchwords to be your point of focus for the year ahead.

Happy New Year, and thanks for joining me on Thoughts on Walks!

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