My One Word Resolution For 2025
I’m not very good at keeping New Year’s resolutions, especially a long list of them. So a few years ago, I started choosing a one word resolution. This year, as I was driving one morning and marveling at the sunlight making everything sparkle, a word popped into my head. Did you guess from the image what it was? My 2025 one word resolution is reflect.
*jacket #gifted by Clara Sunwoo
The Definition Of Reflect
The word reflect has several definitions. Here are the ways I’m planning to embrace them…
- To cast back rather than absorb: I tend to be sensitive, so this year I’m going to work on deflecting what isn’t healthy for me.
- To show or express: As an introvert who mostly works from home, I don’t spend a lot of time talking. Though you won’t find me launching a career in motivational speaking, you might hear my voice more, this year.
- To think deeply: For me, 2024 was a year of constant balancing, juggling, and moving forward. I didn’t take much time to look back or reflect on the past. It was also the first year that I hardly wrote in my journal. So this year, I plan to spend more time reflecting before taking action.
Even If It’s Not Your One Word For 2025…
…reflecting on the past year is a good way to start a new one. Anytime I’ve done that, I’ve been surprised at how much I’d forgotten. Sometimes it helps me realize that I’ve accomplished more than I give myself credit. At other times, I see what I wanted to do but didn’t make time for.
Here are some ways to reflect on your year…
- If you write a journal, read as much of it as you can.
- Scroll through your own social media posts to see the highlights of your year.
- Look through your photos for all the moments you did not share with everyone.
- Scan your calendar for the events, meetings, vacations, and appointments that shaped your year.
- Check your contacts to remember who you spent time with (and perhaps who you would like to connect with more in 2025)
- Meditate, daydream or just pause to reflect on the past year.
- Chat with your loved ones to see what they remember about the year.
Choosing Your One Word For 2025
I always choose a verb for my one word resolution, but if you can choose anything. It could be a state of being like calm, balanced, or healthy. It could be a feeling like love, happiness, or trust. It could be a word that you want to use more often like no, I , or even &*%$! It’s your word. You choose.
If you need more examples, I shared 45 of them in this post:
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Let me know if you make a one word resolution in 2025. If you want to share it, drop it in the comments below…
P.S. Happy New Year!
