Picking Words for 2014

Happy New Year!!!!!!!! Day one is almost complete :) When I was younger I would spend much of the night laboring over my resolutions list. I would have resolutions for my spiritual life, health, friends, mind, money, music....I had a lot.  But this year I came across an idea of choosing a few words, instead of having twelve uber specific (sub-points and all) resolutions that I could barely remember.

Think of these words as almost your "mantra" as some people would say. But a few single words that encompasses a larger thought. 

For example, here are my three words: 

Fit. Relationship. Courage.

I said fit-- not workout 6 days a week or cut out all chocolate from my diet because eventually I KNOW I would fail this. Instead, I'm choosing a word fit. It will help me with each decision--do I choose to work out today? Is that best for my body, mind, and spirit? Or should I rest? Also, fit goes beyond the body! Think about spiritual, emotional, mental, and even financial fitness!

Relationship. Not pray 30 minutes a day or read a chapter a day. Not call a different person everyday or go out of my way to talk to someone different at every lunch. But instead to think--will this be beneficial to my relationship with God, my family and close friends, or making new friends/networking? With this word in mind I'll be able to come into lunch and think--how should I build relationships right now? Or, how can I know God more today?

Courage. I wouldn't consider myself an incredibly shy person, but in a crowd I don't know very well I easily get overwhelmed and it can take me awhile to open up. Often times it's because I'm too nervous about what the other person is thinking. I want courage to go talk to that person that I haven't met yet. Or go try that new thing that I could completely embarrass myself on attempting. When fear comes into my mind, I'll remember the word courage. Courage to stand up for those who can't stand up for themselves, courage to do right, to try new things, and to put others before myself and risking my pride.

What will your words be?