Thank you, Amanda, for sharing your 'trust' journey. My word for the year is 'generosity.' I chose it to challenge my spiritual practice, to loosen the ties of ego. It's a good thing, to choose a word for the year.
Thank you for sharing your practice. I've been choosing a word every year for several years now. My word this year is honesty. Coming from a very dysfunctional family of origin, honesty was seldom safe. I started by being honest with myself, about my own needs and feelings. I've learned so much and gained peace I didn't know I could have.
Thanks for sharing your word and where it stems from, Sylvia. Being honest with ourselves can be one of the hardest things to do. I am so happy to hear you have found peace. The disruption to peace of mind from family dysfunction is so hard to overcome. 💙
This really is a weird yet joyful happenstance of synchronicity that seems to circle around us (having read a few minutes ago your comment on my post). I’m about to come to the conclusion we are siblings from another mother (that’s kind of a saying here in the States, just in case you might not be familiar with it—it’s meant to convey close, familial bonds even when the blood isn’t shared!). I don’t know how I missed choosing a “word of the year” but I did. Trust is important to me as well—but I don’t think that would have surfaced given where I was on Jan. 1. I did, kinda, choose three words: Live, Laugh, Love. Were I to choose between these three to narrow down to one, I’d be torn to choose between Live and Love. Both circle around each other: to live is to love; to love is to live. I want to live fully each moment; but when my heart is full of love for everything and everyone, that is when I feel most alive. Anyway, maybe I’ll just laugh it all off (see what I did there?). I guess I’ll stick with the three. Come Jan. 1, 2025, I’ve already made a note to self to select ONE word for the year. Looking forward to what that will do to me.
Ha we have that expression here too! It really does feel like we are kindred spirits. Will be good to see how many more synchronicities appear as we write on! Three words is good - especially those three. But it has been really interesting to see how my one word is so present for me this year.
I had never thought of it either until Satya introduced the idea to me. This is the first year that I really feel the presence of the word I chose. Which makes me think it’s the first time I chose the right one!
Trust is big! I was taught not to trust myself, so over the last 10 years or so, I've been trying to understand what it feels like to trust myself and then practice it. Of course, then there's trusting others, aack! I still work with this on a daily basis and probably always will. I love the story of your journey with this word Amanda. I also love that you have a place to be.
Yes I didn't know how to trust myself for a long time either. Or others. But I have come a long way! I love that I have a place to be too. It feels so good not to be thinking about, and searching for, the next place of shelter. Hunkering down and saving our pennies for a cheap place of our own one day. Once my Irish passport is processed Europe is open to us again - yay! 💙
I agree that trust is at the heart of the human condition. I love that you are trusting your intuition.
Thanks Christine!
Thank you, Amanda, for sharing your 'trust' journey. My word for the year is 'generosity.' I chose it to challenge my spiritual practice, to loosen the ties of ego. It's a good thing, to choose a word for the year.
That’s a great word, Fran. You definitely show it in all your interactions with me and the mindful writing group 🙏💙
Thank you for sharing your practice. I've been choosing a word every year for several years now. My word this year is honesty. Coming from a very dysfunctional family of origin, honesty was seldom safe. I started by being honest with myself, about my own needs and feelings. I've learned so much and gained peace I didn't know I could have.
Thanks for sharing your word and where it stems from, Sylvia. Being honest with ourselves can be one of the hardest things to do. I am so happy to hear you have found peace. The disruption to peace of mind from family dysfunction is so hard to overcome. 💙
This really is a weird yet joyful happenstance of synchronicity that seems to circle around us (having read a few minutes ago your comment on my post). I’m about to come to the conclusion we are siblings from another mother (that’s kind of a saying here in the States, just in case you might not be familiar with it—it’s meant to convey close, familial bonds even when the blood isn’t shared!). I don’t know how I missed choosing a “word of the year” but I did. Trust is important to me as well—but I don’t think that would have surfaced given where I was on Jan. 1. I did, kinda, choose three words: Live, Laugh, Love. Were I to choose between these three to narrow down to one, I’d be torn to choose between Live and Love. Both circle around each other: to live is to love; to love is to live. I want to live fully each moment; but when my heart is full of love for everything and everyone, that is when I feel most alive. Anyway, maybe I’ll just laugh it all off (see what I did there?). I guess I’ll stick with the three. Come Jan. 1, 2025, I’ve already made a note to self to select ONE word for the year. Looking forward to what that will do to me.
Ha we have that expression here too! It really does feel like we are kindred spirits. Will be good to see how many more synchronicities appear as we write on! Three words is good - especially those three. But it has been really interesting to see how my one word is so present for me this year.
I've never thought of doing that but it's a great idea. Trust is a wonderful thing.
I had never thought of it either until Satya introduced the idea to me. This is the first year that I really feel the presence of the word I chose. Which makes me think it’s the first time I chose the right one!
I too agree. I started the year trusting the process and aligning with it for my highest good. I trust my intuition where the best outcomes come from.
That’s great to hear you trust your intuition. I’m learning to!
Amanda, thanks for sharing your word and your journey with it. It can be so powerful to speak it and to see it alive in your personal life and work.
It’s been quite amazing to see all the different ways it has manifested so far this year.
Trust is big! I was taught not to trust myself, so over the last 10 years or so, I've been trying to understand what it feels like to trust myself and then practice it. Of course, then there's trusting others, aack! I still work with this on a daily basis and probably always will. I love the story of your journey with this word Amanda. I also love that you have a place to be.
Yes I didn't know how to trust myself for a long time either. Or others. But I have come a long way! I love that I have a place to be too. It feels so good not to be thinking about, and searching for, the next place of shelter. Hunkering down and saving our pennies for a cheap place of our own one day. Once my Irish passport is processed Europe is open to us again - yay! 💙
Yay! Wonderful:)