Every Year I Pick a Word of the Year

I pick a word that I want to incorporate into the coming year.  Some past choices have been “adventure”, “joy”, “abundance”, “serendipity”, “thrive”. You probably see where I’m going here.  I use my word of the year to infuse my planning with that feeling, attribute, etc. I have found this to be a very powerful ritual and I’ve learned to really drill down and get to the core of what I want to accomplish, how I want to live, and who I want to be.

This year, my word of the year choice took a little longer than usual. I have so much good in my life, so much to be grateful for and I really never expected my life to look the way it does. If you had told me, five years ago, that this is the way I’d be living, I wouldn’t have believed it possible. I have, with great help, accomplished so much, come so far, and I still have so much more that I want to do.  After a whole lot of searching and contemplation, I stumbled upon this:

Vibrant