My “word” for 2012 is wOw!           

wOw! is one of those fabulous words that fits positive, negative and neutral situations.  It’s a word we can use when no other will work.   Over this next year of Sundays, I’m going to share some wOw!moments from the previous week.  By December 31, 2012, I’ll have shared 2012 wOw! moments.   

I hope you’ll have spotted (and maybe even shared) close to that, too.

Here’s what made me say wOw! this week:

1866.  trusting others to make their own best choices;

1867.  a beautiful First Sunday in Advent celebration at St Francis by the Sea;

1868.  catching-up with (most of) the Quick Chix (missed you, Francesca!);

1869.  hugs and energy from my awesome artist  pal Sue;

1870.  an amazing spinach/grilled tuna salad at the Monkey Bar with dear friend Jan;

1871.  pretending it’s not really Sunday, since I’m not with Tom;

1872.  falling asleep to the sound  of The Atlantic;

1873.  spotting a dolphin never gets old;

1874.  the honor of helping weaken the fear;

1875.  the honor of helping magnify the triumphs;

1876. the smell of popcorn;

1877.  sunbeams shining through the trees;

1878.  witnessing a dear woman listening to falling leaves;

1879. reading the psalms with two women who are so dear to me;

1880.  yang yoga, to the sound of the ocean;

1881.  admitting that I prefer REAL sausage to veggie sausage ;);

1882.  sharing in the joys and disappointments of a dear friend;

1883. the healing power of chocolate;

1884.  how fun it is to witness others playing the FREEZE game;

1885.  stopping to watch a bird walk by;

1886.  baked ziti;

1887.  how much I prefer bread dipped in olive oil to bread and butter (when did that happen?!)

1888.  the holiness of eight women sitting in a cozy, fire-lit room ~ in silence;

1889.  how mustard can bring laughter;

1890.  Sander’s Point Chapel;

1891.  witnessing a pair of egrets;

1892.  finding out someone hacked my debit card; freaking out; doing what I could; still being freaked and then choosing to Let it Be;

1893.  walking in the rain On.The.Beach;

1894.  the honor of hearing holy freshmen stories;

1895.  how young Marines look to me;

1896.  how brave ALL of our military folk and their families are;

1897.  a visiting otter;

1898.  the impact of Pearl Harbor;

1899.  the power of healing;

1900.  being the only person I can see on the beach;

1901.  finding great sticks for Cheap Therapy books;

1902.  beautiful memories of John Lennon on the anniversary of his death;

1903.  swapping Facebook messages with a woman who’s here at the Silent Retreat with me :);

1904.  loving the new electric kettle at Pelican House AND the woman who donated it;

1905.  Mankind: the Story of All of Us;

1906. That Sunset;

1907.  graceFILLED annual reunions;

What made you say wOw this week?