Nourish

The New Year is an interesting time.  We see people set resolutions and decide they're going to eat healthy, exercise, spend more time with loved ones, read more books, etc.  In reality a person can set these goals at any time, but there is something symbolic about the changing of a year.  "New Year, New You" as all the fashion magazines display across the front of athletic bodies.  

I get wrapped up in it as well.  I love setting goals for a new year even if I don't complete them all.  I enjoy using Jennie Allen's Dream Guide as a tool to help.  I also like to take it one step further and embrace a word for the year.  This year my word is nourish.

I like this word because it can be applied to just about every area of my life: 

*Does this food nourish my body?
*Does this book/song/movie/show nourish my soul?
*How am I nourishing the relationships around me?

I enjoy having a word to filter things through.  Now, there are some activities like laundry and cleaning up after meals that feel more of a drain than a nourishment.  There are some things in life that are practical and have to be done even though they're not necessarily enjoyable.  That's just life. That is where my attitude counts.  How am I going about my tasks?  I believe that you can do things with joy.  Go ahead and whistle while you work, or sing out for all to hear.  Singing can be contagious.  Often if I hear one of my kids singing a song, I find myself humming along without realizing it.  A cheerful attitude can make just about any task seem less like a chore to dread and instead turn it into a task to accomplish.

I look forward to seeing what goals I can cross off as the year continues and how those around me are accomplishing theirs as well. 
 

Happy New Year!