“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed; for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 NASB
My new word for this year is Courage. The road ahead is not well defined nor even fully imagined yet. 2022 was such a hard year of pain and loss, and I am still pondering it’s lessons. I expect 2023 to be better. So I am going to begin my journey to healing, wellness, prosperity, and happiness with small baby steps, honing my vision of my destination bit by bit. Step by step.
I invite you to join me. The idea of planning and organizing, which used to be exciting, seems hard right now. However, I am going to take Courage and begin.
By the way, if you have not chosen a Word of the Year, I hope you will consider doing so. It can be something you want to bring more of into your life, and it will serve as a focus point when you wander off the beaten path. I like to keep a log of quotes, scriptures, pictures, etc. that appear each day with my word in it. It helps me quiet and center my mind, and helps me track my growth throughout the year.
Each new year I choose a word that I want to focus on for twelve months. I am always amazed at the insights and growth that comes when I do this. Some of the words I have chosen in the past are ‘Joy’ and ‘Freedom’. But this year I chose ‘Power’. Through this focus I have become aware of the (many) times I have given away my personal power, and what it means to take it back. So far I have come to understand a little of what it means to be ‘Empowered’ and to empower others. (It is only March, though!) And I have learned that mindset is possibly the most important thing we can develop – how we look at things.
A big part of my focus on ‘Power’ this year is to resume writing this blog. My intention is to encourage all of us, to empower us in new ways, and, no matter what, to be stronger because of it.
So here we are with a new ‘stay at home’ or ‘lockdown’ order from our state due to the COVID-19 virus. What better time to consider our personal ‘Power’?!
Today I am going to empower myself to learn how to blanche and freeze the fresh vegetables I bought yesterday. How will you empower yourself today?
