Hey Delights!
I have shared my word of the year several times here on the blog and because 2023 is a year where I want to gain some sort of consistency here again, I thought my word of the year would be a good place to start.
2021 was the last time I shared my word of the year. My word that year was “impactful”.
And while the word still resonates with me, I think for 2023 the most impactful thing that I could be in my personal and business life is consistent.
Consistency is definitely something that I have always struggled with it. So I am really excited to use that as a focus for this year.
For one, I want to be able to show myself that I can actually be consistent in various ways. But also I want to reap the benefits of it.
I didn’t share much of my life in 2022 mainly because in so many ways my life felt so out of my control.
2022 felt like the hardest year of my life.
There were so many things that happened that seemed to pop up out of nowhere but the truth of the matter is that they were building up for quite some time and 2022 just happened to be the year where they reached their apex and exploded.
But I am so grateful that they did and more importantly, that I survived it all.
Now here we are at the start of a brand new year and I am going to be super honest with myself and own up to my own shit & do the work.
There is this really great quote that says that you will not always be motivated so you have to learn how to be disciplined and I think that being disciplined is the cornerstone of consistency.
So, if I’m going to be consistent, I need to put into place the rituals & the habits that promote discipline.
And I am kind of excited about that. Because in 2022 there were definitely no rituals that were being maintained because survival mode was in full affect.
Like legit survival mode.
January 2020 I became ill with Covid, passed out & almost hit my head on a table and couldn’t breathe properly for weeks and that experience definitely changed something about me.
Something spiritually.
And while I have felt the effect of that every since, not everything was bad. I opened up my retail location for Black Plant Lovers, which was awesome and something I always dreamed of.
But even that was one hell of a constant struggle physically and mentally.
So having that trying experience alongside the not so good personal things, just made me really feel like I wasn’t myself for almost over a year.
Like seriously, only towards the end of December 2022 did I really feel like I was becoming ME again.
And that was weeks after surviving a really bad double eye infection. Which truth be told only became so bad because I was running on E and not really taking care of myself.
I was literally just going through the motions. I was in a state of constant exhaustion.
Like I knew I needed lots to change but so much was happening or rather so much had happened during the year that the eye infection felt on par with what was to be expected, as crazy as that sounds.
But thank God that I finally woke up to the fact that I needed things to change and that they were only going to change if I changed them.
And so because of that December turned out to be my best month of 2022 and it has led me here.
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I am determined, DETERMINED (which was my 2018 word of the year), to live with no pressure only purpose, consistently creating a life full of joy, health and adventure.
How was 2022 for you? Do you have a word of the year for 2023?
Debra D Jones says
Great post. Transparency helps us know that we are not alone when life presents challenges.
My word of the year is related to the one I had last year: SHIFT.
The word of the year for 2023 is SHIFTING. This word is because the SHIFT experienced in 2022 is not complete. At this stage, I honestly believe we live in a state of SHIFTING that is not always apparent and often make it more difficult for ourselves when we fight against the necessary shifts. In 2023 I’m leaning into it and will continue SHIFTING until God shows me something different.
Jaye says
Thank you! I responded to your comment days ago but it disappeared.
Anyway, YES to shifting. I too believe that we are always in motion and need to embrace it.
Wishing you the year of your dreams!
Suzette Eaddy says
Glad to hear that you are finally taking care of yourself. My 2022 word of the year destroy. For 2023 it is not just one word. My phrase for 2023 is “Its My Time”. Have an awesome 2023.
Jaye says
Thank you Suzette and YES to “It’s My Time” & cheers to focusing on YOU! Wishing you and amazing year.