con·nect /kəˈnekt/ (verb)

"bringing together or into contact so that a real link is established."

Voilà, my WORD for 2017.

2016 had many beautiful moments for me. Still, by the close of the year, as I was looking back in reflection on how things had unfolded, I was struck by an overwhelming theme: disconnection.

We lost so many artists--Bowie, Prince, Leonard. 

Sacred ground became a battlefield in North Dakota, as the war between big oil and Water Protectors heightened at an alarming rate.

And the election. Oh my heart, my soul--this election devastated me in unexpected ways, but it also revealed truths I had been completely naive to concerning the seeming irreconcilable differences between red and blue states.

None of these separations have felt good. But I am learning. I am looking for ways to begin bridging these divides.

Thus: CONNECT. 

I Want 2017 To Feel...

grounded . purposeful . manifesting . hands-in-the-mud . compassionate . generous . brave . empowered . natural . shakti . earthy . hospitable . joyful . healing . focused . growing . possible .