I choose a new One Word for my year every November. This year I have chosen the word ‘Joy’.
This sounds like it may be linked to the holiday season, but truly it is not. Joy, being defined as ‘great pleasure or happiness’, is the highest energetic place one can be in emotionally. Think of ‘anger’ as its opposite. Even the energetic space of Love is a bit lower than Joy.
Joy, to me, embodies a radiance of being in this world. Perhaps an acceptance of ‘what is’ and taking it to the next level… as in “I accept myself, my life, exactly where I am… AND I am truly ecstatic about it! I feel compassion for myself and others, along with pure happiness that is not dependent on something else happening. This acceptance piece–it’s huge. How many things can you say in your life that you truly accept?
“I’d be more happy if….”
“When this happens, I will be content….”
“If my daughter got better grades then….”
“If my spouse was more attentive then….”
“If I made more money then….”
This is not to say that we shouldn’t have goals or things we are working on to improve our lives. But… what if we were to do a little mind shift? A shift to really being okay for this day I have been given? Not only be grateful, but to be really happy and filled with joy about everything?
Close your eyes and imagine what True Joy feels like for you. How does it feel in your mind? Body? Heart? Think of a time you felt True Joy… and put yourself in that energetic space now. The call-to-action is for me is to put myself in this space more regularly. Daily.
My One Word will work its magic on me and I will experience JOY everyday. Yes every day.
What will be your One Word for this year? What do you want more of in your life? Name it and tell your people your One Word. Its very powerful to look through the lens of your One Word. I will look through the lens of JOY for this year.
What a beautiful way to live. :-)
