What’s Your Word?

With the start of the new year, I have seen the typical posts about resolutions and most recently, the people posting about their “word of the year!” That is new to me!

Maybe I’m a little behind the times, but having a “word of the year” seems a lot easier than a list of resolutions that don’t go very far. Why haven’t I heard about this?

I have seen a variety of words…Love, Peace, Believe, Enough, Kindness, etc… and I decided I need to come up with my “word of the year!”

This seemed like an easy task. However, as you might guess, narrowing down my answers to just one word, is not easy.

I have decided that I will have three “words of the year” to live by! Feel free to borrow, or let me know what your one, two, or three words might be.

Word #1…Energy! I am going to try and work on my energy level. I feel like I either run on empty or I’m like the Energizer bunny. Somehow, I’d like to find a happy medium. Since I am no longer in a job that demands my energy at specific times of the year, I think I can do this. I do know that I sometimes give in to my lack of energy, when I know, if I keep going, I’ll gather steam and can do more. Not sure how this will work, but I’m up for the challenge.

Word #2…Friends! I have a great circle of friends. In fact, tonight, a childhood friend AND a high school friend met me for dinner and it was fantastic! I spotted them on Facebook in a picture together and we realized that the three of us needed to get together. It was so good to get caught up and to enjoy the connections that we shared. Since I moved back to Louisville, I have said I want to get together with people and now that COVID is manageable, there’s really no excuse for me not getting together with these friends. In addition, I have friends in Cincinnati that I miss terribly and I need to find time to make a trip up I-71 to visit with these friends. I don’t want to lose touch. Watch out…you are on my list!!

Word #3…Grace! As I realize that I am into my third year of caring for my parents, I am going to become less stressed and more blessed that I am in this situation. It’s not where I thought I’d be at this point in my life, but I am fortunate that I am in the position to be here. I’ve adjusted to this new way of life and I need to release any negative feelings I have, and accept my role with grace. I also plan to give myself some grace on those days that don’t run as smoothly as I hope. Grace all around!

Maybe I’m cheating because I used three words, but if I am honest with you, I could probably find a few more to use. I’ve decided to start with three words that I think I can truly live with.

Next year at this time, I’ll have to evaluate my efforts. For now, I’m going to try to make notes of days when I used these words in a recognizable fashion. Then, when I look back, I’ll know that these words were the right ones for me. Do you have a “word of the year?”  I’d love to hear your words!!! Xoxoxoxo