An Easier Concept
January 5, 2010 
I struggled with the thought of New Year's Resolutions.
I struggled with it and then I just decided to flat-out not do it.
Maybe it was the past year of so many changes. Maybe I just didn't want to think about making any more.
It's not that I don't want to and/or think I need to make any improvements to my life. I do. It's more that I rebelled against the thought of being coerced into making them on that one particular day. I can make resolutions on any given day of the year, thank you very much.
Like today.
Like I said, it's not that I don't want to make improvements. But sometimes we can't force our inspiration, when it comes and where we might find it. Sometimes these things must stir in the almost hidden places of the soul. That's just how we are.
I say we. I guess I should say me.
But I'm guessing I'm not alone in this.
Here's the deal: In regard to inspiration, I happened to find a little here. And she happened to find hers at this site. Me, I was just so touched at this gentle but meaningful idea that I swirled it around in my head for a few days. I wanted to do this too. I wanted to choose a word.
One word.
One word for me.
One word for me for a year.
One word for me for a year to remember. To contemplate. To implement.
The word I chose is: NURTURE.
It came to me so easily today. No force. Just knowing that nurture was the word that I needed to keep in mind this year.
Nourish. Care for. Feed.
Myself, my marriage, my children, my relationships, my world.
Amen.
If this idea inspires you as it inspired me, I hope you choose a word and share it if you'd like. What is your one word for 2010?
(p.s. After choosing my 2010 word, I realized that nurture was Ali's 2009 word. What are the chances? Great minds think alike. ;)
Reader Comments (2)
I like nurture. I think that one fits you to a "T"
Mine is JOY
Jesus
Others
Yourself
I hope you have a great rest of your day nurturing your loved ones.
Great word, Tauna! I will always think of those words -- Jesus, others, yourself -- when I hear it from now on.