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Strength ~ Courage ~ Wisdom
My words for 2020
What is your word for 2020? Is it Freedom? Balance? Focus? Travel? What will be the word that will define you in 2020? The words which will guide me into the new decade will be strength, courage & wisdom. In previous years I have chosen not to create a list of New Year’s resolutions but have selected a word to help me define what I hope to see in the year to come.
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Previously I have sought better FOCUS or more HAPPINESS. In 2020, I have opted to go with three interconnected words because they will help me focus on what is ultimately the right thing to do. A place that is familiar to me and I hold dear.
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It is the start of a new year and a new decade. I seek to find the right words to express how I feel. 2019 had its ups and downs but did not end, overall on a positive note. This turmoil has created moments of reflection, doubt, hurt and frustration. It has also meant, I have to prioritize what is important to my husband, my children and my mother. It is about creating a wonderful life with those who love and support me. It is not about accommodating those that can’t, don’t, or won’t.
It is time to look to the future and define both the year and the decade. I wanted to seek a word or words to fortify my resolve to have a better year. I came up with my three words for 2020 as they compliment each other and I could not succeed with one without the help of the other.
My words for 2020
Courage
I seek to find the courage to do things I have never done. One is to keep writing and finding other platforms for my travel stories, reviews, opinions, and beliefs. I need to find the courage to try even though rejection is part of the process in this industry.
On a recent Girl’s Getaway, I wrote a post about doing things that scare you. It focused on activities which I found challenging but made me grow as a person. The root of that success is to travel. I tend to try things when I travel that I would not try when I am at home. I will continue to challenge myself this year and hope to take a solo trip to get away from it all and focus on getting rejuvenated.
I would also like to travel with friends I have not travelled with before. People from my book club, from my lunch ladies group and close friends who are not travel bloggers but I know would love to travel.
Strength
I have to continue to gain strength to continue on my journey with my mother as she sinks deeper into this abyss of memory loss. I have to find the strength to keep fighting the fight to normalize her life, make it fulfilling, interesting and fun.
It means finding a way for her to continue to travel. Finding programs for her to enjoy and more importantly, looking for the fortitude to be a caregiver, with my family, 24/7. My mother is with us 90% of the time and it can be difficult at times as her options for caregiving diminish. But respite for me, at times, is a luxury not a given.
I will continue to gain strength from my husband and my friends. They are the pillars which keep me afloat when chaos reigns. They understand who I am and what I need. I would not be able to navigate this world without their help.
Wisdom
I hope I find the wisdom to know when it will be enough. When the time is right to take the next step for my mother’s care. I dread the day I will have to deliver her to a new home in an assisted care facility. This is something I think of often. What is the right thing to do and when will that be?
I seek the wisdom to know when to advocate and when to take a step back. I have not always been successful at this and I hope to have a greater balance so my stress level is not so high.
Within my family, I continue to provide guidance and wisdom to my three adult children as they navigate school, relationships/friendships and this crazy, crazy world. I must remember to guide gently and with love but still letting them know I am there, whenever they need me.
I hope you are able to find the word or words which will define you in 2020. Let it be balance, perseverance or joy. All good choices to help you focus on what is important to you.
What is your word or words for 2020?
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Great words and I wish you strength always. Yours is a strong family and I believe your Mom is also very strong. Anyways, as always I wish you nothing but positivity and light and courage and love this year. I know it has been challenging and will continue to be so but you are doing everything humanly possible.
It’s funny to think others don’t think I have enough to do without adding more to it. I will continue to do what is best for Lita. It’s always best to be on the right side of history, right?