OK, y'all, we're off on a brand new adventure! You ready?
I've been trying, for several editions now, to get set up where you all can comment, if you'd like, on any or all of the posts in the monthly newsletters. Nothing worked. This new set-up will require the extra step of clicking a link to bring you here--which you've been doing anyway--but then you can comment! I love interaction, and I think this just might work. Let's give it a try, shall we?
I almost didn't try again. I kept thinking I'm spending far too much time on the newsletter each month, and when I couldn't get it set up the way I wanted, I almost threw in the towel. Know what stopped me?
My word of the year. COMPLETION.
Thanks to my commitment to completing what I start in 2026, I decided to try one. more. thing. This blog--feathers in the overall span of our brushing wings--is that one more thing. I've also decided to use one of the many beautiful journals I've hoarded because they're "too pretty to write in," and keep track every day of AT LEAST ONE action I took to further build my new habit of completing what I start. Want to join me? Grab a notebook or buy yourself a pretty journal, and let's do this together!
I plan to allow myself one day of grace a week. In other words, if I don't manage a measurable commitment action one day, I'll give myself a "grace pass" for that single day. But I will record it in my journal. Something like, "I didn't do anything today toward my 2026 Word of the Year. Here's why. (Or maybe, "Tomorrow I will make up for lost time.") If I miss another day that same week, grace is gone, and I will hold myself to committing an additional TWO EXTRA ACTIONS prior to that same day in the upcoming week, and make sure to record them in my handy little journal. See how that works?
I can't wait to get your comments. Tell me what you like about the new blog format. What you don't like. What you'd like to see more or less of in upcoming newsletters. Just speak up...I'm all ears! As long you're nice, I will be too, and we can get to know each other better. That said, blatantly abusive, mean, unkind comments will simply be deleted. Golden Rule at all times, both ways.
Don't forget to check the "Winner" page to see which of your Words of the Year won the January drawing. I saw some really nice words come through! Thank you for sharing them. I'm genuinely impressed. You're all winners to me.
So. I can't ring any wedding bells with this edition of Brushing Wings, but in the spirit of commitment (to our Words of the Year) we've got something old (the newsletter itself), something new (the presentation method), something borrowed (because I've borrowed your Words of the Year for the list of them on the Winner page). Where's the "something blue"? See if you can find it. When you do, send me an email (with SOMETHING BLUE in the subject line) telling me what you think it is. I'll draw a February winner from the correct answers and announce it in the March newsletter. Note: Please do not post your Something Blue answers in the comments. That will spoil the fun for everyone. Thank you.
OK, I think that's it. Take a look around. Enjoy your first trip through the Feathers blog - and be sure to let me know what you think. Oh...! I almost forgot. If you don't mind, take a look at the sidebar on the right. Up close to the top, there's a link that reads "Follow this blog/newsletter." Would you take a few seconds to click that button and fill out the very brief questions? I just want to make sure you can comment, should you wish to do so at any time. Thank you!
And in case you're wondering...why Feathers? :) Pretty simple, really. Without feathers, there'd be no wings.
Until next month,
