Word for the Year

Every year, I chose a word for the year that guides my goals for that year.  Last year, courage was the word, but courage as Brene Brown defines it:

"Courage is a heart word. The root of the word courage is cor - the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage meant "To speak one's mind by telling all one's heart." Over time, this definition has changed, and today, we typically associate courage with heroic and brave deeds. But in my opinion, this definition fails to recognize the inner strength and level of commitment required for us to actually speak honestly and openly about who we are and about our experiences -- good and bad. Speaking from our hearts is what I think of as "ordinary courage.”

This year, the word is self-care.  This year, I will focus on my own health, physically, mentally, and spiritually.  This will likely involve rescheduling monthly self-care methods I used previously, as well as adding some new things.  One important new self-care method I will be adding is staring my own personal Somatic Experiencing (SE) sessions, as this is important for both my own well-being, as well as my SEP (Somatic Experiencing Practitioner) certification goal.

I look forward to giving my self permission to focus on me this year!