Daily Archives: January 10, 2025

Consistency

So, a few years back, a friend shared that instead of New Year’s resolutions, they picked a ‘word of the year’. I loved this idea, and decided to use it myself. I’d always made resolutions, and generally, before the end of January, they’d fallen apart, and I felt defeated. I’ve chosen words like, Focus, Fearless, and Letting Go. I know that last one is really two words, but it worked for me…okay, that might have been the least successful word. I’m not good at letting go, just ask my kids. 

I find that these words become my mantra through-out the year, keeping me on track and pushing me along.

Since I started selecting a word for the year, I’ve published 6 books, lost over 100 lbs., and made other important changes in my life. Does a word have that much power? Or am I frustrated with not accomplishing things? Who knows.

Sometimes I know what the next word will be months ahead, others, not until the last minute, but I know it will appear in time.

For 2025 my word is CONSISTENCY.

Yes, and though I’m posting this blog later than planned, I’m posting it, and I will be posting consistently all year, and hopefully each year after.

A lot of the things I want to be more consistent with are writing related. I’m no longer watching my grandson, but I’d drop all of this to have him full time, or even part time. That’s not likely to happen. Paul retired, and we’re ‘mostly’ settled in our new home. I’m not sure we’ll ever actually be settled. And, I’ve pretty much got my healthy habits dialed in. In case you haven’t noticed, I also ‘consistently’ write run-on sentences. It’s also the way I talk. Anyway, finally, time to get back to my writing.

I’ll be here each month. I’ll be putting out newsletters, interacting in my Facebook groups, and most importantly writing, writing, writing and continuing to learn.

So, what I want to know, is do you make resolutions? Do you choose a word of the year? Have you given up on all of it? Or do you have another way of refreshing for the New Year? And I promise to come back consistently to find out.