It’s 2017, Honey! We made it! We have another year to get it right or at least do it a little better. I haven’t made a New Year’s resolution in quite a few years. It just feels so cliché. You know, kind of basic. Besides, my resolutions were always derived from a negative mindset. Things like I will stop cursing. I will stop eating junk food. I will stop spending so much money on shoes. Resolutions can be a set up for failure because it’s like all of a sudden on January 1, everything you have enjoyed is now off limits. So instead of feeling good about achieving a goal, you spend the first few weeks of the year experiencing the five stages of grief every time you restrict yourself...Ugh! For the third year in a row, I decided to come up with My One Word for the Year. Over the next twelve months, I will try to view everything through the lens of the word PURPOSE For example, when I’m in Target with a cart full of shoes, I will remember my ONE WORD and hopefully purchase the one pair that I have a clear defined use for. Next time I get the urge to mindlessly eat a bag of salt and vinegar potato chips, I will consider my ONE WORD and remind myself that food is fuel and not a void filler. Hopefully this year, I will only curse on PURPOSE and not out of a lack of other suitable vocabulary. (Despite what my Dad, tells me I still don’t believe it has anything to do with morals). But most importantly, I am going to try and live my life for God's greater purpose. In everyting I do and everywhere I go....Work, Home & Community. I will ask ask myself three questions - What did you do with purpose today? How did you use your purpose to help someone? How can you be more purposeful tomorrow? Do you have a 2017 resolution? If not, why not consider coming up with ONE WORD? Below are a few examples. Find one that feels significant to you and use it to guide your year. Happy New Year!
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