New Year-New Word
Instead of a New Year’s resolution (which I hadn’t done in years, by the way), I started choosing a word of the year a couple years ago.
My first year I chose Intentional as my word, last year I chose Basics.
I learned a lot from looking at my life through those two lenses, but they didn’t cause me to propel myself to where I want to be.
Looking back at my choices, maybe they were too easy.
They drove me to insight, not action.
This year I need a little brawn with my brain.
My 2020 word of the year is conquer:
con·quer
- to overcome and take control of (a place or people) by use of military force.
- to successfully overcome (a problem or weakness).
- to climb (a mountain) successfully.
This year, I want to overcome the stumbling blocks (mostly self inflicted, no doubt) that are in the way of attaining the life I want.
I want to conquer longstanding fears.
I’m not even sure what I’m afraid of, but at this point, I don’t care.
I’m great at dreaming, I’m great at making plans, I can usually get the ball rolling, but then I question. I ponder. I seem to need to figure everything out before I proceed.
In other words, I get overwhelmed.
I want to be more passionate about following my passion.
I want to be in the game instead of on the sidelines trying to figure out what I should be doing.
I want to be that warrior, I want to conquer that which needs to be conquered–especially the technology which seems to change almost daily.
I don’t feel like I have to prove anything to anybody, I just want to live my dream of being a working writer, well, bigger.
Hey, I’m 63 and I’m not getting any younger.
This is my year to conquer.
This is the year I up the ante.
So if you see things changing, if you see me stumble and land on my backside, be patient please.
It’s a process.
I’m working on it!
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What are you working on this year?
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This year I’m working on keeping my political views to myself. It sounds kind of odd, but try to get someone to see your point of view in this day and age is like trying to get vodka from concrete mix. I know I’m getting older but I can’t wrap my head around how Socialistic the country has become. So now I’ll use my word of the year…SHUT-UP. And that’s the way it is Jan. 9, 2020
Hey Carol. Happy New Year! I love your WORD for this year of 2020. CONQUER! What a great word. I absolutely have several jobs task at home, personal issues with getting off that couch and moving more and reading more in 2020 that I would like to conquer. I need a nudge lots of times. But conquer? I like that. So I will strive to conquer something each day, whether a small or large. Excellent idea. I hope and pray that 2020 is your best year yet my old friend. Take care. Thank you for your continued lending of your brilliant mind and these writings that you share. I love them. Take care.
Susan Manry
Thanks Susan!
And a Happy New Year to you and your family! I racked my brain for the last few months trying to find just the right word. My first pick was persevere. Then I decided I didn’t just want to keep at it, I wanted to overcome the issues holding me back from my best life. Just like my last two words, I have it spelled out in scrabble tiles on a tile holder. CONQUER. It’s right where I can see it every day. I’ve already felt a slight shift in my behavior and I hope it continues! This is going to be my best year yet and I appreciate you for being here and sharing this journey with me. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
I had several words in mind, one of them being “sift”. My rational for that was that I needed to “sift” through all the crap in my life to find what was truly important. It sounded like a good idea at the time, but it just didn’t sit quite right with me. I know the things that are important to me. Things like caring for others and the earth, random acts of kindness, sharing what I have with those who are in need, laughter, and joy, always joy! If we are truly joyful in all we do, all the important things will fall into place.
So I decided that “sift” was not my word after all. Going back to the online word generator
http://www.wordoftheyear.me/index.php
I landed on the word LAUNCH. It fell perfectly into place with last year’s word, READY. And I was ready for whatever came my way. And in being ready, I found I was more aware, more open to opportunities that presented themselves. Taking advantage of the opportunities that spoke to me has left me in the position to LAUNCH myself into the life that I choose to live.
I have spent way too much time living the life that I thought I was supposed to live, and not enough time living the authentic life that speaks to who I truly am. So, thanks Sis, for helping me become aware of being purposeful, instead of allowing the everyday crap dictate where my life goes. Luv ya!!!!
Love you too sis! I like your new word…there’s a lot of opportunity that can come from it. Also, like my pick for this year, it’s more a word of action not reflection. Congrats! I hope it leads you where you want to go! ❤️