Re-Writing the New Year's Resolution: Just One Word

New Year’s resolutions don’t work. I could throw in some research here and here to convince you of this platitude, but you already know it’s true.

So, let’s ditch the idea that we’re going to lose 20-pounds, that we’re going to work out five days a week, that we’re going to eat kale instead of chips, that we’re going to use a refillable water bottle instead of buying bottled water — wait, let’s definitely go with the refillable water bottle — but let’s definitely ditch the old notions of New Year’s Resolutions.

In the past few years a new kind of resolution was born, an un-resolution, if you will. The idea is to pick a word for the year.

This one word serves as an intention, and acts as a mantra of sorts. The word is meant to inspire you and be a reminder of the positive changes you want to manifest in your life.

Now that is beautiful.

This trend is taking foot! You can head over to oneword365.com to find your one word brothers & sisters!

I feel innately connected to the power of 3, so I chose 3 words to be my 2016 guiding lights.

My 2016 Guiding Words o’Wisdom: Health, Grit, ME

The first two were obvious choices given my health-and-wellness-focused-weight-shedding Journey circa 2014 & 2015.

Health: Continue on the Journey. Make the healthy choices. BE healthy.

Grit: Persevere. Just Do It.

ME: Do what you need to do for you. Make Sh*it Happen.

I chose “ME” as an intention and my final guiding word because truth be told, I didn’t do a good job of being a good friend to me in 2015. I had set an intention to focus on “being a better friend,” and in that I lost a bit of myself. A bit I am ready to reclaim.

So, these three words will serve as intentions and guides for all that I do in 2016.

What word will you choose to be your great guiding light of 2016?