I realized I rather dislike the concept of picking a word of the year to guide myself through the coming 12 months. Why? My off-the-cuff reaction is that it is often trite, meaningless, and just overly fluffy . . . like I’m envisioning standing in front of a mirror with the chosen word scrawled in thick black Sharpie on a fuchsia post-it as a way to magically manifest goodness in my life on a daily basis.
I am totally with you on this one. I do not like that fluffy, magical-thinking, nicey-nice sort of thing. I have the same reaction to people who set goals for how many books they read in a year. Takes all the fun out of reading. Do I need actionable reminders to be a better person? Sort of, but I take care of those in my personal journal.
I am totally with you on this one. I do not like that fluffy, magical-thinking, nicey-nice sort of thing. I have the same reaction to people who set goals for how many books they read in a year. Takes all the fun out of reading. Do I need actionable reminders to be a better person? Sort of, but I take care of those in my personal journal.