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I’ve found that committing to a single meaningful word for the year works better than resolutions. Two years ago the word was “space”. I made more room in my l

I’ve found that committing to a single meaningful word for the year works better than resolutions. Two years ago the word was “space”. I made more room in my life for growth and change that year. This year the word was “presence”. I went on quite a personal development journey and being more present, particularly with my emotions and physical body, was definitely a strong element of that journey. For next year I’m thinking of breaking my rule and having two words, because it feels like they will work best together: “patience” and “flow”. I’m curious if anyone else can think of a word that seems to be calling to them this coming year.

Kaivo 9y ago
Given what I started and how I've been thinking, maybe "aware". Being aware of what's happening around me, of the thoughts I have, of the progress I make, doing the mental process of noting things rather than being passive about what's going on. Does that make sens?
- swombat 9y ago
  Yep, definitely makes sense! I guess it’s similar in meaning to if you chose “conscious” or “present”...?
  - Kaivo 9y ago
    Maybe, but I see "aware" as noticing things external to myself as opposed to "conscious" or "present" where it has a more spiritual, intra-personal meaning. Or maybe I'm not understanding the terms the right way as I'm not a native English speaker and may put concepts and meanings from my native language into these terms.
cconroy 9y ago
Slow. This will span many years for me. Check out [0]. Applying slow to reading, thinking, eating, etc. invariable leads to good results. It is also a great heuristic. Also things inimical to slow are usually bad: social media (esp twitter), most politics / religious debates, advertising, tv and radio, etc ... [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_movement_(culture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_movement_(culture) Edit: things that slow me down the most are classical music + jazz (mostly piano or guitar solos) and mathematics.

Kaivo 9y ago

Given what I started and how I've been thinking, maybe "aware". Being aware of what's happening around me, of the thoughts I have, of the progress I make, doing the mental process of noting things rather than being passive about what's going on. Does that make sens?

swombat 9y ago
Yep, definitely makes sense! I guess it’s similar in meaning to if you chose “conscious” or “present”...?
- Kaivo 9y ago
  Maybe, but I see "aware" as noticing things external to myself as opposed to "conscious" or "present" where it has a more spiritual, intra-personal meaning. Or maybe I'm not understanding the terms the right way as I'm not a native English speaker and may put concepts and meanings from my native language into these terms.

cconroy 9y ago

Slow. This will span many years for me. Check out [0]. Applying slow to reading, thinking, eating, etc. invariable leads to good results. It is also a great heuristic. Also things inimical to slow are usually bad: social media (esp twitter), most politics / religious debates, advertising, tv and radio, etc ... [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_movement_(culture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_movement_(culture) Edit: things that slow me down the most are classical music + jazz (mostly piano or guitar solos) and mathematics.