New Year Mosaic Meme: Welcome 2009!

1. Ascension de Albuquerque, 2. Rachel McAdams TIFF 07, 3. Trade Winds - Isla Mujeres, Mexico (Near Cancun), 4. hold me pls..., 5. March 30 - My Story, 6. I Just Have To Let Go, 7. Clown, 8. Prosperity - The Way Mother Call it...., 9. and so it ends. 365:365!!, 10. "La mia casa è il mare e con un fiume no, non la posso cambiare", 11. My Friends are ROCKSTARS, 12. The broken window

Here is a fun meme I've created to celebrate the transition from 2008 into 2009.  I admit, as I've said before, I officially celebrate the beginning of a new year in September, where the turning of the season feels like a natural ending and beginning to me.  However, I am always taking note of the many transitions that happen throughout the year, and certainly this is one of them for many of us.  I know my own ritual of this time of year is a lot of creative reflecting and planning.

I had forgotten how much I enjoyed making my first Mosaic Meme using Flickr until I read this post by my friend Amy of Red Tent Sisters on their blog.  Amy has also created her own beautiful Mosaic Meme focused on our moon cycles which you can read about here. 

Won't you join me?  Here's how to create your own New Year Mosaic Meme:

Below is a list of questions. Type your answer to each of the questions into Flickr search. Choose an image using only the first page that comes up, then copy and paste each of the URL’s into the mosaic maker. It's fun to see what unexpected images come up!

Actually, sometimes it's frustrating to see what unexpected images come up...I admit, I totally changed my body wish because the images coming up for the words I'd chosen were just so....wrong.  It's great to have rules when you play a game like this but I think ultimately it's all about finding images that you respond to, whether they directly represent your words or not. That said...

Here are your New Year Mosaic Questions:

*It works best if your answers are short and powerful*

1. Looking back on 2008, what might the theme have been?
2. If 2008 was a movie, who would play you?
3. What was your greatest gift of 2008?
4. What is your New Year Resolution, or, what are you committing to this year?
5. If January could be represented by one song, what would it be?
6. What do you wish for your body in 2009?
7. Name one new thing you would love to try in the New Year.
8. What do you long for 2009 to bring?
9. If that happened, how would you feel?
10. Where would you love to vacation in 2009 if money were no object?
11. What would you like the theme of 2009 to be?
12. If 2009 was a book, and the title was 5 words or less, what might the title be?

I tag YOU!  When you post your own New Year Mosaic Meme, leave a comment here and let me know.  I look forward to seeing it!

Comments

[Genie]

I did it and it's posted! Great idea. I really enjoyed it.

It's funny but I didn't look closely at yours until now and we have the same place to travel to if we had all the money available. :)

Good times :)

[Nicole]

Thanks for the inspiration, I've just finished mine and really enjoyed the process. It helped me gain clarity around finishing 2008 and moving onto 2009. Thank you!!

[Judi]

That was fun - mine is posted ;)

[Planet Shannon]

This is awesome!!! It's so you!

I'm so going to try this out :)

[azea]

hmm..i might just try this. very catchy.

[Genie]

Happy New Year my friend! May 2009 bring you all the magic, prosperity, and dreams to fruition! :)

[Lisa]

Well ... I never figured out the mosaic (ugh! so sad)but I loved the idea so much I did it anyway.
Brilliant idea!

[ina]

thank you for this! i spent the last hour or so of the year working on mine, finished just in time...

http://unboundconfine.blogspot.com/2008/12/happy-new-year.html

[Ella]

Done and done.

[Valaine]

Here is mine, it took me quite a while to do this. I think it was worth it though. :)

[jennaluna]

thank you, i had fun doing mine. I actually kept running across some of the same pics you have...we must have similar answers.

i like that..."sexy in a deeply rooted way"...you are so right and that feels good for 2009!

thanks for the inspiration!

[Jamie]

So awesome!!! What colour! What vibrancy! What sexiness! What a ROCKSTAR!!

You are an inspiration :)

[Marilyn]

I have joined in Danette and It was a very interesting meme.

Thank you

Marilyn

[Genie]

Wanna laugh?

Check this http://wtit.blogspot.com/2009/01/butler-did-it.html out...

You're famous? :)

[Loni]

This was such a fun project! Valaine posted a link to this site for instructions, and I am so glad I took the time to come here and do it! Here is my mosaic! I really like your site!