I took time to reflect, and decided the the word that will define my 2019 is....

It is the middle of January, most people may have already set their goals and have an idea of what they may want this year to be. The diets may have started, and many may be successful but some may have already slipped into old habits. The new gym memberships have been signed, and although waking up early may be hard, someone is sticking to the promise they made to themselves. I would have hoped many have ended unsuccessful relationships, because life is worth spending the majority of the time happy. I bless the ones that may have started new relationships with promising futures. I however, have taken the last two weeks to try to decipher what I really want from this year, but mostly what I want from myself. I’ve in the past, try to set unrealistic goals and realized nothing really came to fruition when the end of that year came to an ending with 3,2,1 Happy New Year!

So, this year, I’m trying something new. I’m choosing a word to be my guiding post, my reference point. I developed a work sheet for myself, and I separated it into the different aspects that make up “a life”, and selected a word from a list that resonated with me. For example, for my Social Life I selected the word “Vibrant”. To me, a vibrant social life looks like one filled with events and places full of happy smiling family and friends. A word can ascend you and another can take you to the pits of hell. A word can alter performance and perspective. Words have energy and a spoken word has molecules and molecules form things, so choosing a word to guide your year is important.

The word I indicated to be my reference point this year is TRANSFORMATIVE. Transformative means: causing or able to cause an important and lasting change in someone or something. My intention is to change myself and in doing that change the world around me. I’m only in control of myself, so no more wasting time on trying to control external change agents.

2019 is going to be positively transformative for me and everyone in my world. If you want a copy of the work sheet, you can find it here . Good Luck on 2019.