new year tradition: in a word {round two}

when i moved to san francisco almost a decade ago, i started a new year's eve tradition. on the last night of each year, i write a variety of words on slips of paper, place them in a little bag, and carry them with me on my adventures.

throughout the evening, i offer this bag to people with some variation of the following statement:

this is a bag of words.

would you like to choose one?

it is up to you what to do with it.

you could embrace it as a mystical message for the year ahead.

you could simply ponder its meaning for a moment.

you could peek at it, laugh, and recycle it
at the nearest waste receptacle.

it's up to you...
would you like to choose one?

it gives me such joy when people choose a word from the bag.

there is always an interesting variety of responses: delight, silence, laughter, dismay, amazement, confusion, and recognition.

i often hear enthusiastic stories, explanations of personal meaning, and ruminations on possibilities for the coming year.

some people forget this word completely after pulling it from the bag, and some people still have this word in their wallet from many years ago.

last year, i spontaneously decided to share my tradition here at the inn.

including you was so much fun that i decided to do it again this year!

and so, without further ado, here is twentytwelve's stardusty bag full of words...

how it works:

i will randomly choose a word from the bag for you, photograph it, and email you the image. the photo is a gift from your innkeeper and is officially yours to use in any way you wish.

if you would like a word, please do one of the following:

leave me a comment below

OR

email me here

i truly look forward to sending these words to your wondrous corners of the universe.

cheers to a new year, dear friends!