What does exuberant mean?
Exuberant can be defined as follows:
— adj
1. abounding
in vigour and high spirits; full of vitality
2. lavish or
effusive; excessively elaborate: exuberant compliments
3. growing
luxuriantly or in profusion
(this from Dictionary.com, which cites the Collins English
Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition 2009 © William Collins Sons
& Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2009)
Now that’s pretty dry.
What does it mean to me?
Live big. Have
fun. I love the term from above –
VITALITY.
My goal for this year (and henceforth, to be honest) is to
become exuberant. Why? How did I decide on this?
I’m 41. Been living
a life that’s had its ups and downs, like most everybody else. But I’ve gotta
be honest. The last 5 years or so, I’d just been plodding along. Or at least
that’s how it felt to me.
Don’t get me wrong, there have been some WONDERFUL things
happen in those 5 years – I have three great kids and we’ve had a lot of fun
and made some great memories. But me
personally? I felt like the vision I
had originally had for my life wasn’t really happening the way I had thought it
would, and frankly, I was pretty sure I didn’t want that life anymore anyway. But I wasn’t sure what I did want.
So I’ve been giving it some thought, and I’ve realized that
what I really always wanted, was Joie de Vivre. Love of life. I realized
that the vision I had for myself as a kid, and then teenager, and then young adult,
was really less about what I did for my living, and what specific successes I
saw, but more about the kind of person I wanted to be.
And, you know what?
I’ve got some work to do! But
it’s fun work! I am dedicating this
year (and more!) to rediscovering fun.
I want to Live Big! Become
Exuberant!
Disclaimer:
There will no doubt be lots of exclamation points in the coming year’s
blog posts. Should you find this
offensive, back slowly away from this site right now :-)!
"...I’d just been plodding along"
ReplyDeletesounds like the story of most people's lives!!