I’m not the kind of person who has trouble looking back to review a year that’s over. I enjoy the process. I’m thankful for my calendar which records the appointments, dinner plans, travel dates, to-do lists, phone numbers, and any other random thing I don’t want to forget. I must write things down, or I never remember what or where I’m supposed to be or do. I don’t think it’s a result of accumulated birthdays, I’ve always had a partial sieve for a memory.
Words have power. Even just one word can have impact on a person, a situation or a year. It happened to me one New Year’s Eve about 6 years ago when I decided to choose a word, just one, to keep in my heart and mind for the next year. I’ve picked a One Word every year since.
I take my time choosing my One Word. It seems when the time is right a unique word pops into my mind, and I know that’s the one I’ll need to carry with me for the next 12 months. And I do.
