So, this word of the year for 2023 came to me as they often do during late December. And it made sense.
The thing is the word wasn’t what I wanted it to be. Not an exciting, shiny word. At all. 
And so defiantly I fought it. Gave myself another word. And I still like that word. Even though I know I’m not quite ready for it. My friend Rebecca from Rebecca’s Hearth and Home guessed it.
The word I wanted was SPARKLE. Inspired by the sparkly pink frosting on the champagne cake from New Year’s Eve. Even took photos for sharing as I talked about my new shiny word for 2023. Trying to force it to be the word for me 
My favorite definition of Sparkle (taken from the Cambridge dictionary): to shine brightly with a lot of small points of light
However….
The other word continued to nudge at me. And speak louder. Even as I was fighting it, then thinking maybe I could just have two words for 2023, I knew. So many lessons I need. So many lessons I do not want. Yet, maybe I did learn something at least from the fastball speed of last year.
And this word has whispered to me again and again already in the first week of this new year. My word for 2023 though I’m not overly fond of it yet even if it feels right is:
WAIT. 
This word came to me when I was writing about how I missed and wanted space between the holidays again. And when I had a bit of an issue with J, and knew I just needed to give it time. It’s been whispered to me (from greater powers) during moments of impatience and frustration (especially the past 2 days).
And so, while it’s neither shiny nor exciting, my word for 2023 is wait. Interested to see where this word takes me as (at least at work but perhaps not so much at home?) I’m considered a pretty patient person.
Just wait, more thoughts on this word are coming.
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day 7/365: Blogged for the entire first week! 51 weeks to go!
Listen to your gut! But maybe, just maybe “WAIT” is your word for the first part of the year so you can “SPARKLE” for the rest of it 😀
Oh, I like that idea 🙂
Exactly what Tamy said! 🙂
Thank you! 🙂
Love this post, my friend. Good for you! Listen to your heart.
Thank you. I really should know better by now than to try and ignore it. Happy Sunday!
I am learning to use that word more now than ever as my patience is so short lived. I need to be more patient and wait on God. More patient with my husband not understanding my feelings and more patient with my grands in wanting to do more than I feel like doing.
I definitely need to do 2 of the 3 things you mention (no grandkids over here so don’t need that one for a while). Hope your week is off to a great start!
I agree with Tamy. Maybe wait is so that you wait for something later in the year. But good for you for listening to your heart instead of going with what you want instead.
Thank you. I am not good at waiting so I’m sure this year is going to be a lovely lesson but perhaps it will be a good thing at the end. I have some other ideas on my word as well. So, it’s not an awful word just not the shiny fun word I’d have preferred.
It’s hard to follow our intuition at times, but it’s never wrong. So while the word wait may not be what you first thought of, I’m sure it will be one you will come to love by the end of the year. Can’t wait to hear how it changed you or helped you.
I really hope so. Guess I’ll just have to wait and see (there’s that word again!).