Blooming.
bloom·ing (blo̵̅o̅m′iŋ)
adjective
- flowering; blossoming
- thriving; flourishing
Blooming.
This fits for so many reasons. But most of all, it's just how I feel. As 2009 comes to a close, I feel like I have been on the brink of transforming. The past months I have been this seedling rapidly growing and pushing myself out of the ground. Digging my way out, stretching, and being nourished. And now it's time to break free...to really expand.
Finally, I can see the sun.
And I am reaching...reaching...reaching...like a satellite. I am ready to grow. To bloom. To flourish.
I think it's going to be a very interesting year, to say the least.
And what could be more perfect than beginning the new year with a new project...aptly named bloom. Ohhhhh...I can't wait for this to start!!!
I look forward to a new year and growing with you all...for you have been such a blessing in my life.
XOXO
37 comments:
Caroline, I look forward to the journey with you. This last year as your friend has been a gift and a blessing :)
Happy New Year, Caroline!
I love this word Caroline!! It's brilliant and it's so very apt for you. I can see grand things "blooming" in 2010!!! Wishing you a new year filled with promise, possibility and much blooming!
what a gorgeous word - so full of life and possibilities - perfect for you!
Yes!!! I am dancing a little jig here for you. Blooming. Perfect!
xo
Debi
oooooooo. blooming. that is so original!
excellent word choice. and what a great project to start off with!
Blooming is a good word. I feel like this works in my life, too. I'm pregnant. :)
Caroline, what a wonderful word for the beginning of a new year. I am so glad I happened upon your blog when I did. I love watching other people bloom and flourish because it inspires me to bloom and flourish too. Thanks for writing such a wonderful blog. It truly does inspire me.
Have a wonderful New Year's Eve and a happy blooming New Year.
Caroline you think we're twins??? Really I wonder some times. Reading this story agian made me feel YEAAA. This is wat I was looking for, those are the words....I wish for you to be the most gorgeous flower with your head way up to the sun.
It definitly will be a good year for 40ers. HA!
this makes me think of the caterpillar to butterfly transformation! woo hoo for YOU! this is super!
Well I am glad you look forward to the new Year... Me too, but I tend to stick to the last days of the old one... wonder why... it reminds me another year is gone... time flies... and ...Oh Nostalgia.... (sigh)
I keep looking forward to Spring, hoping I could be a bud again, so bloom on, and all my best for the new year.
A very fitting, original word for 2010 Caroline.
I will be following your journey oh blessed one.
Lots of love
Peggy xxxx
I "met" you over at Mama Zen's.
BEAUTIFUL poem, picture and blooming sentiments for 2010!
Rock it on.
Jannie
I think that is a wonderful word. You already are a beautiful flower.
Great word! Fitting too!
"Bloom where you are planted" was always one of my favorite places. To me, that means blooming but also putting roots down deeper into your truest self. Which is exactly what I think you are doing, Caroline! The course sounds fabulous, but truthfully, when I looked through the site I assumed it was a course you were offering to others! Hmmmm...Does that fertilize any blooming thoughts??? xo
I am so pleased that I came across your blog when I did (I think it was via ~Serendipity~). Not only is "bloom" a great word for what I want to experience this year but I also want to sign up for the Bloom project! Thank you - and here's to a blooming 2010 (and beyond).
Cheers!
what a lovely photo and a wonderful inspiration for all of us...
I want to bloom as well...& attract some butterflies~~~
Cheers to a fabulous 2010*
~Blessings & be beautiful inside & out!
This is a perfect word choice for you, Caroline! I feel like I have been watching you bloom so beautifully already this past year and I feel you will bloom even more resplendently in 2010. xo
I misspelled your name...silly me...forgive ;)) xo
Carolyn...what could be more fitting for a fresh start I ask?
beautiful.
me too.....me too......
and thank you for being such an honest and open inspiration to all of us....
This seems apt.
What a perfect, PERFECT word for you!
Just discovered your blog. LOVE this image...and your word for 2010. Happy New Year!
I'm going to try and bloom and reach for the sun too!! I can't wait to read about your beautiful blossoming over the next year. I know that it will be amazing :)
Keep writing my friend!!!
happy new year, gorgeous! may this be the year you bloom like gangbusters! ok, that makes zero sense, but i am hoping you know what i mean. :)
Every moment is as meaningful and uplifting as you choose. Found you and your blog through Lance. May every day remind you how you are surrounded by blessings. Never forget you are a walking miracle with untapped potential. Be free! Remember the power of Self-Disclosure: Changes from within begin and end with you. (Just like the book)
Bloom is an awesome word! I know that you will "bloom" beautifully in every aspect of the word!
This is one of the most soulful images I have seen, Caroline. I love your work! You are a perfect example of someone who blooms where planted! Congratulations.
My word is "embrace." My post is at www.gratitudepractices.wordpress.com
Thank you, Caroline, for the beauty you bring into my life with your images and prose.
Be well and filled in 2010!
Love your word choice and look forward to following along with you in the year.
Blooming. Perfect. I love it.
I am still mulling my word over. You will be the first to know once I have decided.
I'm so excited for you, and for Amanda too. She is a wonderful teacher, an inspiration, and a terrific photographer. You will certainly bloom! I can't wait to see the world through your new lens! Happy New Year, Caroline. You are such a beautiful person and a wonderful photographer and writer, and I'm so glad to have "met" you this past year. :)
xoxo,
Mary
oh what a wonderful word to support and inspire your year!
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