My 2016 Word of the Year: Purposeful
photo by Annamarie Akins Photography
Happy New Year!
I’ve mentioned before that I’ve never really been one to do “new year’s resolutions.” I don’t think new year’s resolutions are bad, they’ve just never quite been for me.
I do, however, love the clean slate feeling that January 1st brings. I love knowing (and totally NOT KNOWING) of what lies ahead of me for a new year. Which is why I love the whole “word of the year” adaptation thing. My 2015 “word of the year” was INTENTIONAL. And, while I think I did well in some areas with it, there were certainly other areas I could have done much better. Much better, to be quite frank.
Which is why I’m somewhat carrying over my 2015 word of the year, but upgrading it / graduating it / promoting it to another level for my 2016 word of the year:
purposeful.
While intentional means more “doing in a way that is planned or intended – the thing you plan to do or achieve,” purposeful means having a clear aim or direction, showing determination, showing resolve, and focuses on the reason WHY something is done.
2016 is going to be a huge year. This I know.
We’re going to welcome our second child into this world, a lot is already planned and in the works for both mine and my husband’s businesses, and as a family, I know that life is going to look very different for us 12 months from now. And I’m excited about it.
But I also don’t want to miss it. I don’t want to forget what’s important. I want each and every thing I do in both my personal and professional life to be done with purpose.
I want to focus on my why.
Why I do what I do on a daily basis.
A lot of it will become much more clear (at least, I hope) over the next few months. I’m also pretty prepared for life to throw me a curveball or six and show me that it’s all completely out of my hands and that the more I surrender to the Lord, the more clear my vision will be.
What about you? What is your 2016 word of the year? Do you do a word of the year? Or are you more a “resolutions” person?
Without a doubt my word is surrender. Even if I wanted to ignore it, it has already made itself incredibly known in the first few days of this year.
On my blog: https://simplyrootsandwings.wordpress.com/2016/01/06/one-little-word/
Love this. Great word for you – I shared mine today. I also see my life very different 12 months from now and I”m super excited to watch it get there!
That is such a great one! I have three resolutions I am positing tomorrow!
xx Kelly
Sparkles and Shoes
I love this idea, Molly! I was thinking over the holiday break that there are so many activities that I have started to do almost mindlessly. My new mini-goal (I’m not a New Year’s resolution person either) is to be more present in the moment and to really think through all of my actions.
I love this idea. I am never normally one for resolutions either, but this year I have decided to make a few. Seeing it written down, saying it aloud, makes it more likely that I will force myself to act purposefully. Since becoming a mum, I have found so much of my self slipping away, that I need to force myself to grab hold of who I am and really reach for what makes my heart sing (outside of my family obviously).