When the busyness of December hit and I knew the year was nearing its end, I started thinking about how I can do better in 2014 than I have done in the past with being focused on some goals or resolutions or positive changes...whatever you want to call them.
I already had several areas in mind that I planned to work on in 2014 when a friend mentioned the idea of a word for the year. Then I heard several others talk about their word for the year and even read this blog post at The Lettered Cottage about her word of the year. I decided this would be a fabulous method for me and believe it or not all of my areas could fit under one 4 letter word!
There are also a couple of websites I have run across lately whose sole purpose is to join people together to help them stay on top of their word for the year. One is Oneword365 and another is MyOneWord. I will be joining up with both of these. I need all the reminder and prodding I can get!
As I considered my list, I decided that my word for 2014 will be LESS. If you followed along with my 31 Days in October, you know I have been working on less stuff already. But there are other areas of my life where I need to focus on LESS.
These are the 4 places I need to focus my LESS efforts. (in no particular order)
LESS ME
Spiritually and Physically
LESS STUFF
Continuing my dreams of Simple!
LESS STRESS
4 kids and an Army husband will make this quite a challenge
LESS FEAR
Time to conquer some of my debilitating self talk
In the next few weeks, I will expound on some of my plans to accomplish this feat of LESS.
Do you have a word for the year or a verse or a goal? Whatever you call it, leave a comment on this post so we can help encourage each other toward our new focuses in 2014. We are truly in this together. And it is never too late to join in the fun!
Happy New Year! Enjoy your last moments of 2013 and let's start 2014 off with new vigor and determination!
Jen, Happy New Year to all you guys ! I am totally liking this one word for the 2014. As I start the New Year with 3 jobs 1. Manager of the new Civic Center, 2. Keeping a 1 and 2 year old girls full time, 3. And doing 6 - 8 Auctions every month.,the one word that pops into my head is RESTORE. That one word covers so many area's I need to work on.
ReplyDeleteHi! I chose less for my one word for 2014 too! I enjoyed reading your blog and look forward to following your journey to less. I will be praying for you!
ReplyDeleteGrateful to know someone else is on a similar path as I am! Can't wait to see all our great LESS progress.
DeleteMy word for this year is SIMPLIFY. I tend to overdue everything and never have time for the simple more important things in life.This year is all about how to simplify life and myself.
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