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Five Simple Words

Each word has power, each sound carries magic for the New Year.

The whole new year's resolution thing isnt for me  at least not in recent years. I've done that, suffered the self recrimination and guilt, given up on the whole debacle. 

Instead, for the last 10 years I've chosen a word or phrase that I feel I'll live up to for the year. One year was "movement" and included exercise and moving forward in other aspects of life. Another year was "dig deep" - deeper spirituality, deeper commitments, exploring the roots of various issues. 

This year all five of us from my 89 year old mother to the 7 year old, chose a word. We're about to print them off and stick them on the kitchen door. We are going to live up to them as a family; even 24 hours in the boys are pointing out opportunities to use them. But before I share our Five Simple Words for 2022, here's some personal context.

Words have power. In Irish spirituality and folk traditions words have immense significance and power, with many layers of meaning attached to certain words and every sound, and syllable, has power. This is their inherent magic. Then there's the power with which we imbue sound and words. Our intent, our private meaning.

When we state intent through words it's a contract; we commit to match our actions to the meaning(s) and we use words as life rafts, to get us across to the next step.

So for 2022 in no particular order, our Five Simple words:

Kindness
Optimism
Perspective 
Calm
Health

Each of us has one that has special meaning but we've all committed to trying to live up to the set. And according to our youngest "that makes Family the most important word!" 

No arguments here 😀

P.s. If you've a word for 2022 share it!!

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