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2021- New Year, New Word My Word For The Year

January 12, 2021 by Sharon

New Year New Word

I have a new word for 2021. New Year, New Word. I’ve written before that I kept the same word for many years (I guess really a phrase), and it was Still Waters. I wrote about it a little bit HERE.

The events of 2020 helped cinch what my word should be. I was ranting to my poor husband about what people were sharing on Facebook. He looked my in the eyes and said, “Sharon, you expect way to much from people.” This isn’t the first time he’s told me this.

After thinking about it a while I went back to what I tell many people when they are upset about things or are going into a situation they are unsure about– “I must accept and not expect.” I tell myself this all the time, and it really has helped me.

I try to go into any situations now without any expectations, and I try to just accept what happens.

Word For The New Year 2020

So my word for this year is ACCEPT. I will try to accept people where they are. I will try to accept situations for what they are. I will try to accept 2021 for what it has to offer rather than what I expect it to bring.

Word of the year
Thumbs Up world, universe, people, 2021. I accept you!!

#oneword365

For more information about finding a word of the year, click HERE.

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Comments

  1. Elizabeth says

    January 12, 2021 at 3:03 pm

    And I am GRATEFUL for it!!!

    Reply
    • Sharon says

      January 13, 2021 at 1:37 pm

      Me too!! Gratitude is everything!!

      Reply

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After her husband’s sudden and unexpected death, Sharon McCuistian found herself a widow at the age of 48. With two grown children in college, Sharon had to find a way to live in her new reality. She turned to the things she loved to help in her grief: faith, family, and friends. Her love of words and writing became the cathartic venue by which she began to process her loss. It is through her grief journey that Now Choose Life was born. Read More

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