My word of the year this year (2023) is finish.
I wanted to write for NaNoWriMo last year, but I was not
quite ready for it. I did not decide to
do it until October 1. That was not
enough time to get ready to write, specifically because I have not look at the
story since 2019. That is a 3-year
gap. I had no idea where I was in the
story and I had no idea on how to jump back in.
I searched for all the items for the story and then saw
all of my works in progress. I was
shocked and embarrassed. I have incomplete
5 works in progress. I was extremely
disappointed in myself. I was dejected
and disillusioned as a writer.
Now mind you, most writers have multiple works in progress at
all times, so this is not a strange thing.
But, for me, I still felt somewhat let down because I have so many
unfinished stories.
That caused me to stumble in my progress of getting ready
for NaNo.
I said to myself, “I want to finish my novels.” Little did I
know this silent statement would be the catalyst for my word of the year.
I began to think about my word for this year at the
beginning of December. Someone posted
their word of the year on a group I am in and I started to think about my
word. This year was different, I received
my word of the year earlier than normal.
During the first week of December, I had seen about four or
five posts about word of the year in the group. I said, “I should start
thinking about my word for next year.” A voice said, “FINISH!” I wave that voice off. I did not think that it applied to my word of
the year.
A week later, I said, “I wonder what my word should be for
next year.” Again, a voice said, “FINISH.” And again, I brushed it off.
I went on my way and the word “finish” kept coming into my
spirit. I kept brushing it off. The more I thought about it, the more I did
not want this word to be my word. This word would require me to be more accountable
than my words have in other years.
At one point, I even said, “I don’t want that to be my word!”
Well, as I stated above… FINISH is my word.
Gary Ryan Blair profoundly wrote…
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Nelson Mandela speaks directly to my situation…
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My acronym for FINISH took a little thinking to come up with…
My memory verse for this year is Ecclesiastes 7:8. I like the way the Message Bible says it…
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Job 17:9 was one of the verses for Resilience last year, and it is still relevant.
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My pastor preached a sermon on the first Sunday of the year that gave me my success map for the year.
Darren Hardy has the closing reminder for me.
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