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I had decided on a different word for 2025 way back in August, and, to be honest, I've even thought about it i combination with my current word which is "time". However, as the year draws to a close, I'm have a last-minute change, something I can't remember ever having done before.
This year will be the 12th year of my practice of choosing one word to keep as a focus, and I love the history of my words. I could still explain the rationale and the impacts of each word as I think back. I've said this before, and I'll say it again... my favorite words have been the ones with a double meaning. Words that can serve as multiple parts of speech. Words that require context to reveal their meaning. Words that are both simple and complex.
Time has been a great choice for the last twelve months. This word has inspired me to think about how I spend and manage the gift of it. I'd recommend it as a choice to anyone.
January of 2025 is going to launch a season of healing for me. While I don't have life-threatening issues, I have a couple of surgeries to get through including a long-awaited knee replacement. I'm looking forward to looking back on it, for sure, and my focus will be on healing for myself. I also have some close friends in my life who are facing surgeries and treatments. My OLW encompasses the positive thinking I'll be sending their way throughout the year.
And so, for 2025, my OLW is heal. Physical, spiritual, and any other kind of healing that's needed throughout the year.
The word we choose often carries more than we predict. May "heal" do its magic in 2025.
ReplyDeleteMelanie, the word heal brings the feelings of transformation and enlightenment as I think of all that it will do in the coming year. I hope you get through your knee surgery and find all the silver linings of the blessings that are there in times of taking the load off and noticing all the good things that happen.
ReplyDeleteMelanie, Thanks for sharing your word and the story behind it. May 2025 heal you and others in your heart well. I like how you mention in the beginning how your 2024 word served you well and you recommend it to others. You remind me how our words of encouragement inspire and heal. Thank you for all you do to inspire me. Happy New Year!! Next week, I'll share about my 2025 OLW - bloom.
ReplyDeleteA great choice! ❤️ Jess
ReplyDeleteMelanie, I am wishing you well through the knee replacement and recovery. Best wishes for 2025, and thank you for including your words from the previous years. You are a thoughtful writer.
ReplyDeleteMelanie, I think heal is a wonderful word for you, especially in light of surgeries you will have. I have been contemplating what my word shall be. I don't usually wait this long but I needed to be sure my word will be one that carries me through the months ahead. Have a lovely New Year's Eve and Day.
ReplyDelete“Heal” is an exceptional word. Certainly, it’s a word we all need in our hurting world. I hope we all feel the healing power this coming year.
ReplyDeleteMelanie, I'm here for healing! We each need it. Our country needs it. I chose my word with a similar vibe. Regenesis. I want to be re-created and renewed. It's nice to read the list of all your one words from the past. I was struck by 2020's WOW. That certainly was a WOW year, wasn't it?
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