The more that is shed that is outgrown and useless, the more room is created for the supreme pleasure of what actually fits. Tosha Silver
Nimble. It was several months ago I heard this word used as a way to describe life.
I was immediately intrigued. I decided not to read the dictionary meaning at first, choosing to consider my own interpretations of this word and what that may hold for me.
Nimble by Karen Main
I imagined the stick people drawings my kids used to make. The unadorned, free figures dancing across the page.
Nimble.
As I stood in a pose at yoga I lifted my head to the heavens with lightness, while using my strength to ground me to the earth. I saw myself as lively, dynamic and flexible, enjoying life with a supple, healthy, well nourished body.
Nimble.
I looked around my home and the many possessions we have accumulated. Gorgeous pieces of furniture, rugs, lamps, TVs, fridges and even a pool table. My wardrobe bulging with clothes and the kids toy boxes over flowing. In our twenties and early thirties my husband and I worked hard to achieve this, to fill our home with so much of what we desired. Possessions that now seemed to wrap their tentacles around me, tugging on me, holding me here, pulling me back and keeping me captive to a past way of life.
I slowly caressed this word Nimble. I pictured a stripped back decor, a home relieved of the weight of excess. A home offering us comfort not indulgence. A home easily packed up and relocated, I sensed a new-found freedom to move.
Nimble.
The more I considered letting go of some stuff, the more I began to feel like my stick person romping her way though life, vivacious, involved, and sprightly.
Nimble.
I sat down at my computer, the place I so often create. I began to write, considering the dos and don’ts of blogging, I edited images while bogged down with the rights and wrongs of photography and then I broke some rules. I returned to the essence of creation, I released my grip on the controls and allowed my originality to spill out.
Nimble.
I was beginning to let go of the shackles holding me in this space.
This is the beginnings of Nimble.
Oh Karen…I think I am making ‘Nimble’ my word for the year. Your definition is exactly what I need ‘more of’ in my life. More letting go, more peace, more flexibility.
Beautiful post. xo
Tami I love that you have found inspiration for your year in this word.
Time to be Nimble !!!
Nimble sounds beautiful! And I love your descriptions..
It’s definitely close to a word I’d like to choose for my own 2014! (I still haven’t)
Tamara our words come when they are ready. I had no intention of choosing a word and somehow this word chose me and then I hung on to it.
Nimble. What a great word that conjures up all sorts of happy feelings. It feels light and simple and free. If I do get around to picking a word for the year, I just might join Tami in choosing “nimble”.
You are a beautiful soul, Karen. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and your light with us all!
Mo the more I ponder this word the more I tuck it in close. I would be thrilled to think I had inspired a word for you.
Thanks as always for your kind words.
I love that word. Freeing. That’s exactly the way I feel too. I am definitely looking to free myself of certain things this year.
Michelle it is amazing how unfree we can become, enjoy the freeing too.
This word is just so…perfect! I adore everything you are saying about comfort vs. indulgence. I think we all need to take your word and make a little of our own lives a bit more nimble. Thank you so much for linking up with us on Project: Underblog!!
Christina, yes I am hearing more people tune in to this word and feel they could add a dose to their own lives. Thank you for your wonderful comments.
I love that your word is so different and I love this line, “Possessions that now seemed to wrap their tentacles around me.” It’s so exact to the idea that I often feel. My husband and I moved to DR a few years back and it was such a freeing experience to HAVE TO unload so much of what we owned. It’s gotten easier to let go of “things” ever since.
Jen and that is exactly what I need to do, move. We have been in our home 15 years and those tentacles have grown very long. Thanks for sharing.
Karen, I can’t wait to see how this word manifests in your life!
Stacey I am loving this word so far, more to come for sure.
Nimble is a great word that has been on my list for a long time. It is a concept I have to be intentional about on a regular basis. I used to have a lot of garage sales. I would put a lot of stuff out to be sold and inevitably regret not selling more. Once you start the process of parting with things, it becomes easier and easier. Great thoughts.
Tara that is so true, the more I begin to part with the more it seems I want to get rid of. Garage sales, what a fabulous idea. Thank you
I love your word for the year! I did plenty of forced nimble years but I’m also thinking of scaling back on stuff. It does feel heavy after a while, doesn’t it? Have a great year ahead!
Thank you and yes the stuff does get very heavy some times. Have a fabulous 2014 too.