My Word of the Year for 2023: SPACE

12 January 2023

Ten years ago, I selected my first word of the year. In 2013, that word was Growth. (You can see a list of my words of the year over the last decade in this post from last year, What’s your Word of the Year?.)

This year, my word is Space. I wanted added space in my physical surroundings, my brain and my schedule. I think this will translate in to committing to less, buying less and letting go of more. It feels right for me this year.

For me, selecting a word of the year helps me, first of all, focus on my goals for the year and then it keeps me focused on them. It provides a sort of guiding star for the year. As I frequently do, I used Christine Kane’s Word-of-the-Year Discovery Tool to help me decide on a word. And this year I also used the 2023 Artist of Life Workbook from Lavendaire. It has a nice Word of the Year exercise.

I also like to come up with something to remind me of my Word of the Year. This year, I bought a Word of the Year mug from Susan Case Designs on Etsy. That’s a picture of it with this post. I love its simplicity.

Do you have a Word of the Year? If so, I’d love to hear what it is! Let me know in the comments.

Tagged with: goals, planning, resolutions