A few years ago I read an article written by Jon Gordon entitled “Just One Word.” The “one word” concept is explained fully in the book Wisdom Walks, co-authored by Dan Britton and Jimmy Page. Simply put, the authors believe that one word can change our lives. It’s not a random word, plucked from obscurity but rather a word that is shown to the seeker after much self-reflection, meditation and prayer. Quieting your mind, sitting back and listening to the murmurings of your heart allows you to hear the word that you could use to open up possibilities and give deeper meaning to your life for the next year.
Interestingly enough, at the time, I had just read a post by an old friend of mine who shared her journey with “just one word”. Over the course of three years, she had moved from “abundance”, to “healing” to “determination”. All of these might sound like ordinary words, but to her, they provided an opportunity to shape her outlook on life and focus on what she hoped to accomplish through actions, words and deeds for that current year.