Do you choose a word of the year? I could NEVER pick ONE word for the year. A year is a long time and I change so fast. And just one?! I’m not a minimalist.
The only things I can commit to for a year or more is my husband, my big silver chunky watch I wore for 20+ years, and my cream-colored boucle winter coat with the white fur collar that I sadly lost. That’s it. Everything else changes way too fast for a year commitment.
But 3 years ago I saw this funny word search on Facebook where the first word that grabs your eye is your word for the year. Several words jumped out at me and I thought that was fun so I went with it. I posted them on my vibe board and that was that.
In case you’re wondering, they were: Strong, Inspire, Purpose, Breakthrough, Health.
Uncharacteristically, I did not put a lot of intention into “making these words happen.” I felt it was a divine feminine way to accept guidance for the year. I just sat back to watch how they would play out. I leaned into the feminine energy of receiving and allowing, without trying to control or direct.
It was AMAZING to see how these words appeared throughout my year. Every one of them came up in a meaningful way that year.
I loved it so much that I chose words that way again last year. I saw 4 immediately: confidence, faith, joy & beauty. Again, the way those themes came to me and played out was divine.
This year I did the same but with a little variation.
All of December felt like a planning, prepping, dreaming, allowing month. I was very contemplative and quiet. I also had a lot of energy, despite fighting some physical bugs. Throughout the month I kept getting the words “integrate” and “expand”. They came to me from several different sources, several different times, and they were really resonating.
I can feel that this will be a year where I expand by way of integration. I don’t see me taking in a lot of new information. I feel I gathered so much knowledge in 2023 and this year is a time of integrating it all.
I decided these would be 2 of my words. But I really love the divine feminine magic of the word search so I did that too. Not a minimalist, remember? Two words popped out for me in about .7 seconds, so I have 4 words this year. I trust and know they were all brought to me.
What will I do with them? How will they play out? Dunno. It’s fun to see it all happen. I delight in the mystery of it all.
The two words that came to me in the word search were:
Magic. I was THRILLED to see that one pop out at me and can’t wait to see how magic plays into this year! It’s a huge part of my life always, but apparently it will be highlighted this year. Exciting.
Confident. Last year “confidence” was one of my words. As I reflected on the year I could see where my confidence grew in so many different ways. I spent some time thinking about the subtle difference between confident and confidence. This year I believe I will embody confidence – that is to BE confident. Not so much to gain confidence, but to BE confident. Get it?
So these are my 4 words for 2024: MAGIC, CONFIDENT, INTEGRATE, EXPAND
We think we know best what we need and we’re gonna make it happen, by god! But this exercise feels like the allowing and the trust and the faith that is an important part of the formula of living a life in devotion. A life in connection.
We may not know what we need and we don’t know what’s in store for us. This is an exercise that opens connection with the divine so you can see her power at work in your life.
It helps you remember that it’s not just you out there fightin the good fight all by yourself. You remember there is magic at play. You see that you are connected to something larger than your little human self.
So tell me – do you choose a word or words for the year? How do you do it?
If you’d like to do the word search I did, lmk and I can send it to you.
If you’d like help with direction for your year, or making your words come to life, or leaning into the divine feminine energy of trusting and allowing, I’d love to help you. Head on over to my coaching page and book a call to talk about how we could work together.