My Word(s) for 2023

My Word(s) for 2023 

For the past few years at the end of the year leading up to January 1 I  have chosen a word for the new year as a point of focus.  This year I chose two. 2023 will be Simple and Sincere.

Simple.  When I hear or speak this word I feel a pause inside. A beat. A breath. As a type A, overachiever, and recovering perfectionist I can tend to complicate and overthink things.  This year of Simple I will remind myself to take the pause…the beat…the breath…when I make decisions about how I will schedule my time, before I commit to something, and in reflecting on how I am refining and continuing to clear excess out of my home environment.  I will eat more simply (mostly fresh, whole foods but also without rigid restriction.)  I will exercise more simply (listening more closely to my body cues instead of forcing my body.) I will follow my intuition to pick up the phone to call the friend, to send the message  and to trust my gut even when it feels out of the blue. Simple to me is relaxing into the innate knowing of my soul and the direction it is leading me.

Sincere.  To me, Sincere is authenticity, vulnerability, truth and honesty all rolled into one.  It is my intention to live from the most sincere parts of my being, my heart and my mind.  When I experience the sincerity of others it is like a breath of fresh air.  All parts of me light up inside in the presence of authenticity and vulnerability.  I long to courageously live from this place and at least have the willingness to recognize when I’m not and shift course into living and being as sincere as I am able in each moment.