Yeah, yeah, yeah...Happy New Year! As I reflect on the last year and all that has taken place, it's crazy to think that so much can be squeezed into 365 days. With work stuff and life stuff, the year was filled with happy feels and sad feels, stressed feels and celebratory feels. I think of all the people around me, those that I dedicate my time to, who had their lives happening too. Just so awesome to think about all the things that impacted our lives in such a short time.
Most people decide to have a New Year's resolution. It could be something that they want to change or be better at doing. Something that could make them feel good inside and/or out. Maybe they want to dedicate their time to other people, impacting the world in a different way than they already do. Who knows? What I do know is that most resolutions are broken very quickly. I don't have a resolution. I have a word. Just one word. And here's how I got it.
Jon Gordon is a great, motivational author. Debbie Inwood, a former teacher of mine, shared a book with me that he had written that coaches people in finding one word to use as a focus for an entire year. It is titled One Word That Will Change Your Life (http://www.amazon.com/Word-That-Change-Expanded-Edition/dp/1118809424). This one word should impact all aspects of your life. To come up with the one word is the challenge, although the book does help you think about how to make your one word decision.
My word for 2015 was committment. I decided on this word because I often start something and then justify to myself why I don't have to carry out the task, kind of like when I tried to change my eating for 21 days. FAIL! But, I was committed to educating myself about nutrition and trying to make better decisions...got to find the positives. It may take a bit to find the one word that you dedicate your year to, but when you do, it is important to use that word to guide decisions in the many areas of your life, work, home, school, physical, emotional, spiritual, etc. You get the idea.
For 2016, I don't have my word yet. I need time to think about it and to think about what I need to guide me through the year. Yes, I've set goals for myself. Attainable goals that I know are realistic, but choosing a word to help me on my journey to achieving those goals is the challenge. So for the next few days, I will not panic because I don't have my word. I will think about the different areas of my life and self-reflect on the person I am and who I want to grow to be. The word I choose will be perfect, once it comes to my mind.
Happy New Year, my sweet friends. I am influenced and impacted by everyone in my life, sometimes in a way that needs adjusting, but most of the time in a positively aweomse kind of way. May 2016 be a year of happiness and many blessings. I'm excited to see where each day takes me on this jounrey of life.
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