Hello my beautiful friends!
Have you ever chosen a "Word of the Year" to represent your life, or more importantly, what you want your life to look like for the coming year? I've done this for several years now, and I have just had my love for this process reignited by Tonya Leigh from The French Kiss Life.
I have always chosen words such as "brilliance" or "excitement" or "sparkle" because those types of words keep me excited about my life, my progress and my goals. But this year, I found it more difficult. I wanted something different. Something better. Something more motivating! It's almost February, and I usually choose this word on New Year's Day! What is going on with my brain this year?!
I have given so much thought to what my word of the year should be for 2016. Since I have done this in the past, it should be easy, right? But for whatever reason, this year the choice has eluded me for the entire month of January!
Then one day after listening to Tonya, I looked around my beautiful flat in Dallas, and my word finally came to me like a sudden POP! My word of the year is: PARIS!
Yep. PARIS!
To me, Paris represents learning how to slow down, to breathe, to make gentle, well thought out decisions and spend time discovering who I am, as well as who I am choosing to become. Tonya calls it the next evolution of "you." Well, let me tell you, I am super excited about the next evolution of ME - and I hope you are excited about the next evolution of YOU as well!
Let me explain why "PARIS" works for me. In Paris, people really do slow down. They'll sit for what seems like hours at a cafe watching life, people, and the world go by. They recognize the importance of self-care. They take the time they need to reflect and contemplate their own lives and to enjoy all that they have - even if what they have is very little.
For my next evolution, life isn't going to be about accumulating anything other than beautiful feelings and memories and joy. I believe PARIS is the perfect representation of the life I wish to create for myself. I firmly believe "PARIS" will keep me going on my path!
Have YOU chosen a "Word of the Year" for yourself? What word will inspire you to move forward and stay focused on your goals and your dream life? Do you see how having an anchor word that suits YOUR next evolution could help keep you focused on bringing your dreams and desires into fruition?
I hope you will give this some thought. You will need to choose a word that wakes up the butterflies in your tummy! A word that makes you want to jump out of bed in the morning and get your party started!
But consider this as well: Don't close yourself in by choosing a word that sounds like it comes straight out of a self-help book! "Motivation" Ugh. "Power" Dull. "Energy" Snore.
Find something that SCREAMS EXCITEMENT TO YOU!!! PARIS screams excitement to me! What word is SCREAMING - not whispering - into your ear? "CHANEL?" "HERMES?" "NEIMAN MARCUS?" "MERCEDES BENZ?' "INDIA?" "FREEDOM?" "TRAVEL?"
Remember that your word of the year is not about something you want to buy or own. It's about representing the lifestyle that YOU want to LIVE! A way of being that YOU choose to create for yourself! The YOU that you always dream of becoming!
Let 2016 be YOUR year! The YEAR of The Ultimate You! Search for your word of the year, and let me know what it is in the comments below!
Or better yet, head over to www.brilliancefactor.com and get some inspiration there if you need it! Contact me directly if you'd like! I would LOVE to hear from you!
My email address is: thebrilliancefactor@gmail.com
Remember...
2016.....IS.....YOUR.....YEAR!!!
With love and blinding brilliance!
Donna
