Journey

Looking forward to 2014 - it's time to choose a new word for my OneWord365 adventure.

2012 was the year of brave - and I did a lot of things for the very first time, and a lot of things I would never have attempted had that word not been staring me down every morning. 

2013 was the year of grace - and that challenged my heart, my emotions, my attitude every single day. Some days more than others.

2014 - well, I had a word picked out. But I didn't announce it. I had a plan, and the word aligned with the plan and it tied up neatly in a bow. And then it hit me ... the word I was really supposed to use. So out with the plan, and in with the word that's going to drive me this year. Journey. It's not about where I am going. It's not about the end destination - the plan - the tied up neatly in a bow conclusion. It's HOW I go. It's being intentional along the way - stop and smell the roses; don't drum your fingers in impatience at the red light, because maybe you needed to see the lady with 3 little kids and a flat tire on the side of the road. 

As I start 2014, it's going to be a new chapter - a new leg - in the journey through this life, and this time, I'm going to look more at the journey itself, rather than being tunnel visioned toward the end of the trip.

Looking forward to the new adventures it brings.

PS, if you want to choose your own word, it's not too late - just pop over here, give it a look, and pick out the One Word that can change it all.