Word for the Year .:. Balance

It seems that so many things go into starting something new, including a year.
It's been a slow and quiet entry for me.
Listening.
Cleaning.
Thinking.
Walking.
Planning,
and listening some more.

I've thought a lot about the choosing of a word for 2008. And about all the mondo beyondo things I want to manifest for 2008.
About the secret things I wish for,
and how to pull them out :
a long string of pearls, each worn with touching and turning.

Balance: a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.

Doesn't sound all that exciting, but starting new endeavors makes me think of things that have gone by. Times in my life, people I have known, experiences that have passed. I realised that the last decade of my life has been about Work. Work that has been creative and fun and exasperating and energising and moving and exhausting. There has not been a whole lot of play in amongst all this work, and so my quest for 2008 is to find that balance between working and playing .:. going for it and lounging taking work that earns some money and working on my art that may not earn money, at least not right away.

Mum on a tricycle, playing with us...

When I looked up play in the dictionary, I found a diverse group of definitions: an exercise or activity for amusement or recreation .:. fun or jest, as opposed to seriousness .:. an attempt to accomplish something, often in a manner showing craft or calculation; maneuver. So, play is not all whimsy and spontaneity. The balance I seek between work and play, is more on the whimsy, spontaneous side of play.

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i hope that you seek the balance you are looking for. i also wanted to say that the picture of you and your family is very sweet and brought a smile to my face.