What is your word for 2010?

As a wordsmith. I used to have words of the months. Big words, fun words and little words to help me focus on what was truly important. From no to yes, water sports, friendship, play, boundaries, grace, communication, mindfulness; there were lots of words. This year there will be lots of wonderful words along the way but I have decided that I need two over arching themes. Two big bad, wicked, wild words that all the other little words follow. That set the pace, the tone that the other words to follow.

If I step back and look, really look at last years words they were all words that built up to these two. The 2010 words of the year are:

Love: This comes first because to be disciplined you need love. Parents love their children but they show that love by reminding them to brush their teeth, to go to bed on time and eat their vegetables. Love is everywhere. At the same time true love hides in special places. I am tired of hiding what I really love. To make room in your life for all that you love, you need the second word of the year. They work in partnership. Hand in hand.

Discipline: A strong word, for strong people. This word just doesn’t happen over night. It is a word that is worth spending a year, a lifetime to make it part of you. What you do everyday defines you. How you do it also defines you. You need discipline to say no. You also need to be disciplined to say yes to the things you really want. It is a noble quest to go after what you really want. Both discipline and love eat fear for breakfast! They also both help define what you eat for breakfast!

Discipline and love bring about surprises, interesting things and adventure. I look forward to seeing how I use these beautiful words and what they will bring for 2010!

What are your words for the year?

“Disciplined people, doing disciplined things, in disciplined ways.”
“Good To Great” by Jim Collins

“Love is like an earthquake-unpredictable, a little scary, but when the hard part is over you realize how lucky you truly are.”