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Somehow, it is the end of the year. December of 2019. The end of the decade.

I’m a fan of reflecting, it is why I love to choose a Word of The Year. This year of TRUST went beyond my expectations. It lead me to a sense of relaxation and appreciation that I haven’t felt in a very long time. When I saw my cousins for Thanksgiving, they all commented on how happy I am. My brother said the same thing. The way to that happiness was in trusting that it was out there, that I was deserving of it, and that it would find its way to me.

Letting go was a very, very big lesson I had to learn this decade. In 2019, I feel like I took the next step into trusting that I can navigate this life and carve out my place and purpose.

I have a short list for 2020:

Passion
Journey
Joy
Learn
Explore
Magic

What about you? Have you started to focus on what you want out of this new year, and new decade? It will be a big one.

I hope anyone who finds this has an amazing holiday season. We are ready to take on 2020 and make an impact, I can feel it.

This past year has been about finding a new sense of normalcy after two very tumultuous years before it. I moved in with my boyfriend, enrolled in a paralegal course, got on medication for my anxiety and just last month quit my previous job. I’m ending the year of “Nourish” much less fragile than I was at the beginning, and so grateful for the life I have.

So, what word did I choose for 2019? While I had a short list, this one was at the top and stayed that way. Sometimes the word comes easy, other years you have to dig. My word for 2019 will be TRUST.

If you have ever learned about Chakra’s, the root chakra is about trusting yourself, that the universe will take care of you and that things will be okay. As a person who is anxious the majority of the time, I know this is where I need work. If Chakras aren’t your thing, it comes down to the fact that a lot of my energy goes into worrying and attempting to control life to avoid bad things happening.

So, I will Trust. The universe and myself and that everything will be okay.

and suddenly it’s winter.

My Word of the Year for 2019