Word of the Year

Just this week, The New York Times published an article in their Wellness Newsletter entitled, What’s your Word of the Year:  To get the most out of 2022, try choosing a word that can help you make thoughtful decisions and nudge you toward positive change.  The article encouraged thoughtful exercises and guidelines for selecting a word to serve as your focus for the upcoming year.  But for years my dear friend Jeanne and I have been utilizing this practice in the days leading up to each new year.  “...Have you chosen your word…” one of us would text the other, and a conversation would begin on our reflections of the year we were leaving behind along with our hopes for the year ahead.  In the past, I have chosen the words, Habits, Slow Down and the all important, No.  This year, I chose the word Love.  

After a convergence of political, health and social crises in 2021 left me feeling depleted, I decided to nurture, uplift and seek out inspiration by showing up more presently each day of 2022 in Love for my family, my friends, my community, my work and myself. So here’s to 2022, a new year, new words and of course, Love.