pam Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Eowyn started this 2-3 years ago and I've done it every year since. Each year you choose a single word to concentrate on. I've done strength and motivation. I have a 3 ring binder for each word and I add stories, talks, scriptures, quotes, and pictures having to do with this subject. The word I have chosen for 2015 is endurance. Again like motivation, this is a word that can encompass many things. Not only religious but goal wise and other things in my life. What word will you choose? mirkwood and Crypto 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarVortex Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 My word will be "focus." For many years I worked at jobs that required heavy-duty multitasking. I was okay at it even though it wore me out. But it's a really hard habit to break, and my attention span for anything now has dropped to just a few minutes because I'm always ready for a massive context swap. It got so bad in 2014 that I even tried hypnotherapy. I'm better and improving, but it's still an uphill climb right now... hang on, I'll be right back... pam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Phrontistery. pam, mirkwood and jerome1232 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LiterateParakeet Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 I love this idea Pam. I missed it in years past somehow. Anyway, my word will be remember. Remember the ways the Lord has touched my life, remember my goals, remember WHY I made those goals, remember those who are hurting . . . Yes, for me this will be the perfect word for the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmiGerman Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 The word I would chose for 2015 is awareness, in the meaning of being aware or conscious of God, or awake to Him. To find back to that spiritual status of faith, that position of empathy and hope, that stops me drifting away and would enable me again to strengthen my trust in Him and his presence. pam and Still_Small_Voice 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 My word is going to be Hastening......my wife and I want to take part of the Hastening of the work and we are going to do more as member/missionaries. We have a Family Mission Plan made up. pam and Still_Small_Voice 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroads Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Finish. I'm a complacent person. I want to finish goals and get the taste for that. pam and Still_Small_Voice 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted December 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Great words that people are coming up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarVortex Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Finish. I'm a complacent person. I want to finish goals and get the taste for that. That was my word for 2014, and I learned a great trick for finishing goals. Each morning I write a list of my day's goals, and then I rank them by unpleasantness. I start attacking the most unpleasant ones first and pretty soon it feels like I'm coasting downhill. Few things in life are as satisfying as looking at your list at the end of the day and seeing every item lined out. I even keep the used lists in a notebook, and I thumb through them whenever I'm feeling unproductive. AngelMarvel and Backroads 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Healing, I think. I need to heal from setbacks and losses this year, and move forward with joy and purpose. I want to heal some relationships that have been hurt, or heal from those that needed to end, and forgive and not dwell on those things anymore. My body needs healing, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bini Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Vulnerable. I don't like being vulnerable. I'm not used to feeling vulnerable. And my protective walls help me to avoid this. But whenever I do feel vulnerable, I somehow convince myself in believing that I've failed in some way, and I guilt myself for allowing someone to have such an affect on me. In the new year, I'd like to start looking at vulnerability in a different way. There's a difference between being a hard cold stone and being a doormat. I want to be able to view vulnerability as a positive - that it's okay to let your guard down even if it hurts sometimes - and that being vulnerable is a human quality. pam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misshalfway Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Mine is ... courage. Fear gets me too much of the time. It's time to slay some of that. Palerider and pam 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Fortitude. pam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelMarvel Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 I read this the other day when it was first put up and I couldn't think of any word for 2015. But, today in Sacrament we had a return Sister Missionary giving a talk and it blew me away. The word she talked about was, Accountability. I knew before she even finished her talk that that was my word for 2015. My own accountability will rock in 2015. pam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 That was my word for 2014, and I learned a great trick for finishing goals. Each morning I write a list of my day's goals, and then I rank them by unpleasantness. I start attacking the most unpleasant ones first and pretty soon it feels like I'm coasting downhill. Few things in life are as satisfying as looking at your list at the end of the day and seeing every item lined out. I even keep the used lists in a notebook, and I thumb through them whenever I'm feeling unproductive. Do you write down things on your list that you have already done just so you have the satisfaction of having crossed something off? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarVortex Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 (edited) Do you write down things on your list that you have already done just so you have the satisfaction of having crossed something off? :) No, that nifty idea has never even occurred to me, strangely. Although one time the first item on my list was "Make today's list of things to do," and I was able to scratch it off as soon as I finished my list. The key is to accomplish your hardest goals first in the day. Worked for me, might not work for everyone. But today I read an online article called "How to be the most productive person in your office — and still get home by 5:30 p.m." (Google it if you want to read it, it'll pop right up.) The article claimed that to-do lists are "evil" and that a smart person simply schedules everything. I'm not convinced. The idea of scheduling 6:15:30pm to 6:17:10pm to take the trash out frightens me. Edited December 15, 2014 by PolarVortex Backroads and pam 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I used "to do" lists for years. They were my life savers. I got out of the habit and have lost my sense of being extremely organized. It's one of my "to do" things in 2015. To go back to my lists. PolarVortex and Vort 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipplecutBuddha Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Procrastination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipplecutBuddha Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Seriously though, I think the word Focus will be a good one to work on. I have a lot of potential projects I'd like to complete, but picking one and finishing something off is a challenge. pam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamjet Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Temple. I'm feeling more on track (after getting side-railed for a bit) so my goal for next year is to qualify to have my blessing restored by next Christmas. Roseslipper, Palerider, Backroads and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon25 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Egalitarianism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Folk Prophet Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Steadfast -- or Immovable. They kind of go hand in hand and sort of mean the same...so... Can it be a phrase? Steadfast and Immovable. pam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crypto Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 DiligenceOnly a few years ago this was probably one of my strongest strengths, now it's a weakness. I lost a few of the talents I was supposed to multiply. It seems much harder to regain something you have lost than to keep it. Don't do it, seriously, be Diligent. Diligence in my own life will improve nearly every other aspect, so that's why I choose it. pam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Those are three great one Pammy. I will pick Kumquat for the word this year AngelMarvel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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