HAPPY NEW YEAR! How cool that we are in 2018! I have a feeling that this is going to be a great year, a year of growth and balance coming off of 2017, that is for sure. One powerful thing about the new year is reflection and reassessing. It is so important in the year that you just pause and then reassess what the next year needs to have in it in order for you to grow and prosper and move forward. This is something that is so easily forgotten, so easily thrown to the way side. I have made it a goal to inspire reflection in all areas of my life, and in the new year, that starts with "My One Word". So every year for the past four years I have chosen one word for the year. This is NOT a New Years resolution, more like a filter for life stuff. It came after reading the book "My One Word" (great book if you haven't read it). Its purpose was to focus my attention, time, energy and heart. Four years ago my word was "be" because I was struggling with being present wherever I was after just having my first kiddo. I was constantly anxious about things other that where I actually was. I was mentally absent for most of the year before I chose this word. When I was at work I was worried about Macie, when I was with Macie I was worried about work. "Be" became my filter, my reminder. I put this word everywhere, I played it on repeat in my yoga practice, I prayed it hard and aloud. BE was my focus.
Last year I decided on "simplicity". I was on overload with stuff, relationships, responsibilities, anxiety, expectations and work. God was speaking into me that I needed some drastic changes to happen and it all started with this word: Simplicity. Get rid of the complicated. Here, my focus became to shape my life in a lighter, freer and more joyful way. To simplify, to say no when I need to even when (not if) it was hard. Last year was my year of simplicity. So, all through December I was really thinking about what my word for 2018 should be... what do I need constant reminders of, what should my filter be? What have I struggled with in 2017? What is God speaking into me? What have others tried to also inspire in me? Through much prayer and reflection... My Word for 2018 is ENOUGH. Enough- To remind myself that I am enough… I am not lacking as a mom, a teacher, a wife, a human… I am not "less than" rather, I am still growing. I am strong enough, thin enough, content enough. I have enough stuff… I can be reminded of content-ness. ENOUGH. I am enough for the people in my world who love and know me, I will not feel lacking based on others expectations of me or how I do what I do. I am enough because HE made me, every single quirk and trait, to be exactly what I need to be for the life that I have. I will have my filter be ENOUGH so that I can remind myself to life the best that God has for me, not that best that he has for someone else. I am ENOUGH. So your next question for today is:
If you had to choose one word to be your filter for this year, what would it be and why? Would it be family, because you are wanting to invest in your family instead of other things that suck your time and energy and happiness? Would it be proactive, because you are going to work on being proactive instead of reactive or a procrastinator? Could it even be listen? To be intentional about truly listening to those around you and to what God is speaking into you instead of always being the one to talk? Think about your word, choose it here today and if you are comfortable feel free tell me WHY you chose this word! Happy New Year! |
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