be vulnerable

happy 2012!


i hope you've had lovely holidays and are finding your way back into work with a fuzzy head youv'e attempted to drown in caffeinated beverages.


we've had a bit of a tough holiday this winter with the loss of one of the most loving and strong women in our family, "our backbone". there is great comfort in gathering of our extremely large family , as one of my great aunt's said "can you believe two people made all this!?"


i'm as terrible with new years resolutions as the next person, in about a week i forget which year we're in and out the window goes every good intention i had planned for myself.


my resolution for 2011 was to BE PRESENT (capital letters because i'm yelling it to myself) and my 2012 resolution is to BE VULNERABLE (more yelling).


here's a wonderful ted talk on the subject: