I have toyed with several words on my way to choosing the word that fits me this year. I thought about STRENGTH because I will need strength to keep seeing me through this life God has chosen for me to live. I tossed around the word WALK. But I really need to RUN, not walk. Enough of this walking. POSITIVE is a good word for me because I fight with needing to be more positive, all the time. Yesterday, I added the word BELIEVE to the list. Who doesn't need BELIVE to be their word?
But there was a single word that kept popping up whenever I was thinking about my word for 2017. I kept thinking about how everyday I fight little battles. We all do. I fight self-doubt quite a bit. I fight negativity. It is so easy to be negative in the face of so much loss. I feel like I am a "small boat on the ocean. Sending big waves into motion." I kept hearing this song, over and over, in my head. I moved to it's beat. It played on the radio today, on my way home from taking Harley to work. When I pulled into the garage, turned off the car engine, and sat there for a moment as the song finished, I knew I had my word for 2017. Sometimes the word has to find you.
Fight
That's it! My word is fight. I will fight for strength this year. Strength to get me through whatever obstacles get thrown in my way. I will be brave and fight the challenges that my life has become. I am a widow, a single mother (grandmother in my case), a retired lady who is living in a hard world on a fixed income. I will fight to survive. Because I am a survivor. I will fight the self-doubt, the negativity, the 'wrecking balls' because I still have a lot of fight left in me.
As the song says, "I'm taking back my life".
As the song says, "I'm taking back my life".
There is such power in choosing a word, isn't there?
ReplyDeleteYes, there is. I am going to throw away my using goals and just FIGHT!
DeleteAwesome choice, Paula. To borrow a phrase, go out there and fight like a girl!
ReplyDeleteI will Myra!!
DeleteYou keep fighting Paula and I will remain in your corner giving encouragement and strength however I can.
ReplyDeleteThank you Wendy! I will still need that from you. And I promise to give in return too!!
DeleteGreat word and remember you aren't fighting the battle alone! God is fighting right alongside you and the battle belongs to him. I will be sharing my word next week when I start posting again. It too starts with an "f".
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Thank you for that reminder Betty. I need to remember that God is my referee! My fight partner. I can't wait to hear your word!
DeleteYou are definitely a fighter Paula so I'm sure this is a good choice for you.
ReplyDeleteI want to be a better fighter!! Thanks Wendy
DeleteLast year I chose MOVE. I wanted to move mote. Be more active. I certainly did not achieve that. But I did MOVE - me, my husband and all our earthly possessions. So I guess my word for last year was valid anyway. Ha. Need to think on this for 2017. You picked a good word for yourself.
ReplyDeleteYou used your words last year in a way that you needed to use it!
DeleteThat is a great word and I like your reasoning in making your choice. It's not easy but worth the fight for sure. My word is beginnings. A whole lot of new ones for me this year.
ReplyDeleteI like your word. Beginnings is what I strive for every New Year!
DeleteMy word this year is minimalize! We are starting to downsize and to prepare for that I need to get rid of a lot of stuff! I guess that may be a fight, though, because I am a bit of a hoarder!
ReplyDeleteI did this word one year. Do you follow The Minimalists?
DeleteI need this word too Jeanette!! Good luck with downsizing!
DeleteI love choosing just one word and rolling with it. Yours is a great word and the fact that it kept bubbling up is the exact reason it will work for you. Fight hunger pangs, fight the urge to crawl under the blankets, fight for free time, fight, fight, fight!!!
ReplyDeleteThose are exactly the reasons I chose this word!! Thanks Susan
DeleteI like this idea of choosing a word for the year. I'll have to think of a good one for me. I like your word choice Paula. It's all about the fight within us. After all, it's fight or flight. Fight sounds strong and committed. You are starting the new year off with a powerful mindset. Good for you! Excellent choice.
ReplyDeleteMichele at Angels Bark
I hope you find your word. Sometimes the words just find us. That is how I came up with fight! Happy New Year Michele!
DeleteHi Paula - Happy New Year ... have a very happy time ... lots going on - positivity will be needed too - but strive and fight on - good for you ... you're amazing - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Hilary! I hope you find the best!!
DeleteInteresting choice. I hope it gives you the strength you need.
ReplyDeleteThank you Liz!
DeleteIf anyone can do it, you can, Paula. I have absolutely NO doubt about that!
ReplyDeleteThanks Suzanne! I will be fighting for you too, my friend!
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