Your "Word of 2023" is Your Answer. What is Your Question?
Marissa Levin
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In every social media feed, we see the words that people have selected as their 2023 theme. Create. Abundance. Desire. Impact. Flow. Forgiveness. Focus. Breathe. As someone who is all about intention, I honor the effort to create a theme around the future that will unfold before us.
My quandary with this is that often people choose these words based on what happened in the past. "This is how things turned out for me in 2022. I will pick a theme for 2023 that leads me in a different direction."
I wonder how people ensure that they are remaining true to their Word throughout the year. What if an event occurs that interrupts the honoring of the Word? What if life throws a curve ball? What if what we commit to in the space of end-of-year contemplation ends up not being what we need at all?
The Word of the Year boxes us into a space that may not align with how our year unfolds. I believe it may be one more expectation or promise to uphold in a time that is wildly unpredictable, a time that is rife with the likelihood of changed directions, exhaustion, and surprises.
Rather than boxing yourself into a Word of the Year - into a solution to a puzzle that hasn't yet been presented - I suggest contemplating a Question of the Year. In my previous column, I offered the question, "Does this decision support the life I am trying to create?" This is one example.
An additional question I will ask myself in 2023 is, "What will my life look like when I fully speak my truth with no suppression of my voice?"
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If you've created a Word of the Year, I invite you to consider how you can flip this into a question. I received this affirmation on my Yogi tea bag last night:
For this example, the Word of the Year may be love. The Question of the Year may be, "How can I create more trust in my relationships?"
There are no right or wrong answers, simply an invitation to further examine what you are seeking within yourself. A question allows for multiple answers that will surely unfold as you evolve in 2023.
Happy 2023, and remember to enjoy and trust the process of your unfolding.
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2 年Oh, this is an eye-opener! Time to create my own question of the year :)
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2 年This is great and I am using the question “How is this serving me” when choices arise. This means I need to be aligned with my core values as well as intentions….
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2 年Thanks for this insightful article Marissa Levin Conscious Leadership, Mindset and Growth Expert I particularly like the quote about importance of posing the right questions!
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2 年Amazing! I already asked a question: "How can I serve my clients better this year" & the answer was: "Less "trying" more giving ??, then communicating my solution when it makes sense".
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2 年Marissa Levin Conscious Leadership, Mindset and Growth Expert, I have both. My theme, Align, repeatedly offers me the challenge, "How is this choice/opportunity aligned with my core value of Human Connection?"