Word of the Year for 2025

Earlier I posted a quickie blog just stating what my word for last year was.

I can't believe I didn't write about it last year ... and for the life of me,

I cannot remember why I didn't.  But, here we are. 

My word for 2024 was 

STRONG.

I'm not exactly sure why I chose that, besides the obvious ...  At 51 years old, I am 

more aware of my need for building and maintaining strength.  Strong was a

good word that I feel went beyond just physical strength this past year.

Sure, I started back to Pilates and can see gains in my abilities

which is exciting.  But, I think 2024 was also about building

mental and emotional strength.  This wasn't anything

I set out to do ... but as usually happens with

my word of the year, it was something 

that occurred naturally through

life circumstances.

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In the weeks 

leading up to the 

end of each year, my 

mind starts to reflect and 

also to look forward. I can never

help but be excited about the start of

a new year.  It's one of my favourite things!

A week or two ago, the word NOURISH came to 

mind and I immediately thought it would be my word 

for 2025.  It is exactly what I want to be intentional about in

my everyday life. I'm talking about the things I put into my mouth 

to nourish my cells, the exercise I do to nourish my muscles, the things I 

consume via books, podcasts, socials, streaming etc to nourish my mind, the 

intentional time spent outside in the sunshine, at the beach, in the forest to nourish

my soul. And who knows what other nourishing things will present themselves

as this year progresses?

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I have found, in

the years that I have 

been choosing a word for

the year ... which, by the way, I

started doing in 2015 (!!) ... that I am

more able to be intentional with my word if

I lay out some practical plans to go along with the

word.  My favourite word and year is still 2021 where 

the word was NEW and every month for the entire year,

Rory and I visited one new beach, one new waterfall & climbed

one new mountain every month.  It was 

THE  BEST YEAR EVER.

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I am still 

thinking about 

what things I will put

in place for this year to

help me be intentional with

the word nourish.  I'm going to

give myself a bit of time to formulate

those thoughts and then I'll come back 

and write a part two.  Let me know if you have

any suggestions!

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And let me

know what your

word/intention is for

this year! I'd love to know!

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