Check out Christine Kane’s blog post about picking a Word of the Year.
I’ve done it once – at the time I picked Delight. It helped me remember to have fun, try new things, and allow myself to take some time just to do what I wanted, and be happy. It’s not a resolution, just a little reminder, but it helps.
I’m not quite sure what I want my word to be this year… I know what I want it to mean. I want it to be all these things rolled into one (only without any associated advertising jingles):
- Seize the day
- Just do it
- One step at a time
- Baby steps
- Mighty oaks from little acorns grow
I want it to remind me that all it takes are little changes to add up to something big. That all I have to do is Start, the rest will come on its own. That if I just take those 5 or 10 minutes here or there, that I can accomplish something, but if I just sit and procrastinate, I never will. One foot forward. One step at a time. But taking time out to slide down the bannister is always allowed.
I want to remember who I am and who I want to be, and “keep on swimming” until I get there. Emergence, Leap, Practice, Accomplish, Do, Action, Begin, Focus, Climb, Stairway? It doesn’t really matter what the word is, as long as it brings the right thoughts to my mind.
And the word that seems to resonate for me right now is Focus.
Focus is the key every day. Nice thoughts.
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The word I would choose for all those things you described would be “embolden” To have the courage to give yourself permission to reach a little higher or to try something outside your comfort zones.
Nice word, Jamie. I really like that.
I was also thinking of Destination – keeping my goals in mind and stretching towards them.