Word of the Year 2020

It’s time to reveal my word for 2020!!  I’ve thought long and hard, changed my mind several times….and finally settled on SEEK.

How is SEEK going to influence 2020 for me? For my family? For this blog?  That’s the exciting thing  – I’m not sure what all it might mean! But I have some ideas as to how I’d like it to pan out.

(Photo by Michelle Doucette of East Coast Food Stories taken at Preserve Retreat)

But first let me give you a little background.  Life is filled with options, twists and turns.  Do you remember those ‘Choose your own Adventure’ books?  Sometimes I feel like I’m lost, wandering through the pages of one of those books, stuck thinking, ‘but what if….’  Which, just in case you haven’t figured it out for yourself yet, is pointless.  So, from where I am, regardless which page I flipped to in this adventure called life, I will SEEK.

Throughout 2020, I’m not just going to let life lead me wherever.  I want to live with more intention and be more deliberate in my day to day.  I’m always amazed at how many days can go by without even realizing…you know, like driving your typical route to work, arriving and wondering how you got there?  I want less of that in my everyday.

Today, for example, the girls wanted to go sledding at Mom and Dad’s awesomely amazing sledding hill { who cares it was a snow storm } and I had planned to just drop them off and head home to work on this post.  But then, I decided that no, I was going sledding, too!!  Who cares that the hill is steep and long and that I watched them coast down at Christmas with my heart in my throat.  I wanted the adventure of it.  I wanted to laugh with my girls and have fun with their friends.  If I’m sore tomorrow, I’ll get to chalk it up to great afternoon filled with adventure, laughter and fun.

So I’m going to make a point to SEEK the following things each and every day of 2020!

SEEK TRUTH

SEEK POSITIVITY

SEEK WELLNESS

SEEK PEACE

SEEK GOD

SEEK HEALING

SEEK NATURE

SEEK GRATITUDE

SEEK LAUGHTER

SEEK CREATIVITY

SEEK ADVENTURE

SEEK JOY

I feel like my journey of seeking in 2019, and so I will continue to seek throughout 2020.  I’m nervous and excited for what 2020 just might have in store.  Will it all be smooth sailing and roses?  No, of course.  Will it all be horrible and hard?  No, certainly not.  I’m going to continue to look for joy in my life, no matter what comes my way.  My life has a under-running current of Joy and that won’t change in 2020.

When I selected Colour for 2019, I tried (and failed) to implement a monthly component to my word. And I wasn’t thinking about doing that this year but then, through some conversation with my fellow blogger friend, Little Sarah Birch, I saw the opportunity to expand on the things I’m seeking in 2020 and shed some light on who I am and how I’m wired. Don’t hold me to it, but we’ll see where it goes.

I put the question out on my FB page for people’s new word for 2020.  I love the responses I got. IMPACT. COMPASSION. ADVENTURE. PATIENCE. GROW. INSPIRE. RESET. PERSEVERANCE. JOY. EXPERIENCE. KIND. GRATEFUL. PROGRESS. WISDOM. VALUE. PLAY. TIME.

If you’ve selected a word to inspire you throughout 2020 (I refuse to use the term ‘guiding word’…far too woo woo for this girl) I’d love to hear about it.  Drop me a comment here on the blog, Instagram or FB!

And just because it’s fun to look back over the years, here are my past words!

2019 – Colour

2018 – More

2017 – Warrior

2016 – Finding Joy

2015 – Settle

2014 – Create

2013 – Love

Please let me know if you have a word you’d like to share with me!!  And I hope you are welcoming 2020 with open arms, and a certain level of excitement and refreshment for a new year of possibility!

Warmly,

Lori