I am a New Year's Resolutioner. Every year I ponder the things I want to change and then on New Year's Eve I sit and write them neatly in my new diary. I love the process. I love the idea.
The problem is follow through. I always make resolutions like 'get back to size 12' or 'finish my manuscript'. Both things I want to do, but maybe I am not making small enough steps because it's not very long before my focus shifts to everyday life and I forget the promises I made to myself as the clock struck twelve, until I am again looking back over the year just gone and realise that I've failed. Again.
Last year I came across Ali Edwards and the brilliant
One Little Word movement. Put simply, your One Little Word is a word which you focus on through out the year. A word to live by. A word to guide you and keep you moving in the direction you want to be going in. I followed along with the journey of others last year, but didn't commit to choosing my own.
This year I have decided to leap in. My word essentially chose me. In fact it wasn't even on my short list. I contemplated many words such as positivity, health, family and ME as these are all points I want to focus on this year but Oprah kept whispering in my ear.
"Live a life of
purpose."
At first I resisted. I wasn't sure how to incorporate that into my everyday life or what exactly my focus would be or where it could possibly take me, but every time I thought about my word PURPOSE was there. So, I gave in and tentatively chose it. I just wanted to get a feel, see what might be, contemplate what I would want out of a year focused on PURPOSE and the idea grew. Within me, in my heart and mind, it grew to encumbers all the things I wanted to touch on this year and encapsulate every other word I had considered.
I still don't know where this journey will take me, but I am excited. Truly, deeply excited. You know, the excitement that bubbles in your chest. I am
desperate to take
Ali's One Little Word class as I want to get as much out of this experience as possible, I want the full potential of my word to be met, because I am sure there are great things to be had. Unfortunately, money is too tight, so I will have to miss out this year.
As I focus on my word through out the year I intend to do things
on purpose, I intend to center my thoughts on the
purpose behind decisions to keep me motivated to continue or to push me to take that first step out of my comfort zone. I hope to
find purpose in my life outside of the family to keep me having that all important ME time. I could go on and on about what I plan and hope.
Welcome to my year of PURPOSE!
Are any of you joining in with One Little Word? Or made resolutions?
