Pick your word of the year for 2023
As time passes, we realize how precious it is. Not only because another year has come and gone, but also because we’ve been through lots of life experiences that taught us valuable lessons. New Year’s Resolutions are a popular way to set goals for ourselves and to follow the “new year, new me” philosophy. But we know how most of them end up not long after New Year’s Eve…
In comes the word of the year. A drastically simplified version of New Year’s Resolutions that shows THE most important thing to you in the coming year. Since it’s only one thing, you have higher chances of being able to stick to it, right?
Picking your word of the year is setting an intention for the year that has just begun. It is highlighting the most important aspect of your life and making sure you focus on it every day. Using it as an anchor in all your actions this year. Going back to it time and time again when you have to make a choice. Picking a credo or a philosophy you want to follow in everything you do.
But even if it’s only one word, you can still lose sight of it sometimes. You can get sidetracked and life can take you in different directions. It’s a good idea not just to revisit it from time to time, but also to have it present in your life as much as possible. Here are a few ideas on how you can do that:
- Create or download a phone and computer wallpaper/screensaver with the word of your choice
- Stick post its containing your word of the year on your fridge, next to your bed, on your bathroom mirror, or wherever you feel it will make an impact
- Create a vision board centered around your word of the year
If your word for 2023 doesn’t just pop up in your mind, that means you may have to do some brainstorming to pick it. Think about the things you would like to achieve this year. What do they have in common? Are they all material things? Spiritual improvements? Personal achievements? Lifestyle changes? A common trait that you can find could be your word of the year.
An area of your life that you want to focus on could also be your word for 2023. A personal trait you want to improve, a goal you want to reach, or a new philosophy you want to apply in all aspects of your life.
For more inspiration, here is a list of words people have picked as their words of the year:
• absolve • abundance • acceptance • achieve
• act • adventure • awaken • appreciate
• attention • balance • beauty • beginning
• believe • bloom • bold • bridge
• build • calm • care • celebrate
• challenge • change • comfort • commitment
• compassion • complete • confidence • connection
• contribute • courage • creativity • declutter
• discipline • dream • education • energy
• enjoy • enough • enthusiasm • environment
• excitement • expansion • experience • explore
• faith • family • fearless • finish
• fitness • flow • fly • focus
• flourish • forgive • free • friendship
• fulfil • fun • future • generous
• gentle • give • glow • goal
• go • grace • gratitude • growth
• habit • happiness • harmony • healing
• health • here • home • honesty
• hope • humble • imagination • improvement
• indulge • inspiration • integrity • intuition
• journey • joy • kindness • laughter
• lead • learn • less • live
• love • meditate • mindfulness • money
• more • move • new • nature
• no • now • open • organize
• overcome • patience • pause • peace
• persevere • play • positive • power
• practice • pray • present • progress
• prosper • purpose • quiet • relax
• reflect • renew • reset • respect
• rest • revive • satisfaction • serenity
• share • shine • simple • slow
• small • smile • soul • sparkle
• speak • strength • success • support
• strive • teach • think • this
• thrive • today • transform • travel
• treasure • trust • truth • try
• understand • unique • unstoppable • value
• vision • wellness • whole • wild
• win • wisdom • wish • wonder
• work • why • worth • yes
How about you? What do you want your year to be about?
