Another year over: word of the year

 

By Jane Comben

"Another year over, and a new one just begun"

It's New Year's eve and before you dash out to pick up some last minute fancy dress outfit or sparkly number of the party later, we want to wish you a very exciting and wonderful 2013.

Word of the year
If you're tired of trotting out the same old resolutions to get fit or lose weight you may be interested in another, simpler idea. I stumbled across it a few years ago and it's a word of the year. 

The general idea is to take a bit of time out to think what's important to you and what areas of your life you'd like to focus on. Then jot down a few words that feel relevant and resonate with you. From that short list, choose just one word to help guide you through your year.

For example; you're feeling overwhelmed and surrounded with clutter and you'd like to get organised. You might choose a word like 'clarity' or 'release'. If your finances are precarious perhaps ‘wealth’ or ‘adundance’ might help your focus. Want to get fit or lose weight? Then ‘health’ or ‘adventure’ might fit the bill. This blog has more information and some more word ideas.

What’s my word?
My word for 2012 was COURAGE and that’s certainly come into play this year. All the new things we’ve tried with WorksWonders have taken a bit of courage. Like running workshops, delivering presentations and getting to grips with financial plans and technology. That’s not to say it hasn’t been a lot of fun too. The payoff has been meeting some wonderful people and learning some new tricks.

And my word for 2013? I haven’t quite decided yet but I’m toying with words like ‘joy’, ‘fun’ and ‘adventure’.

So forget boring resolutions… what’s your word of the year going to be?