You read that right. This isn’t a thread about resolutions and new beginnings and the very special word you’ve chosen for the next twelve months ahead (though I am a fan of that!).
Instead, I’d love to know—what is one word you’d use to describe your 2023? And if you happened to have chosen a different word way back in January of this year, what accounts for where you started versus where you ended up?
Thanks for being a part of Well So Yeah this year. I’ve loved publishing here the last couple months, and can’t wait to see what 2024 brings. Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!
Oh, my word for 2023 is most certainly "mess". But I think of it like a painter's palette. You start with throwing primary colors and blending, adding some black and white here and there, and generally think "wow this is garbage" until eventually it just sort of.. blends itself out, you know? Into something lovely, though perhaps slightly different than your original intent :) Happy New Year!
Mess requires curiosity and close observation. At its surface, to the untrained eye, sure—it's mess. But if you're looking through the right lens, in mess you see art. A life being lived.
I wrote this thread well before the holiday and wasn't sure what my 2023 word was. So with the year officially behind us, I thought I'd share: pruning.
Pruned a lot. Did a lot of tending, paring back, shaping. Sometimes the cuts hurt. But green shoots there are aplenty.
Oh, my word for 2023 is most certainly "mess". But I think of it like a painter's palette. You start with throwing primary colors and blending, adding some black and white here and there, and generally think "wow this is garbage" until eventually it just sort of.. blends itself out, you know? Into something lovely, though perhaps slightly different than your original intent :) Happy New Year!
I love mess! :)
Mess requires curiosity and close observation. At its surface, to the untrained eye, sure—it's mess. But if you're looking through the right lens, in mess you see art. A life being lived.
Here's to new messes in 2024. Happy New Year!
I wrote this thread well before the holiday and wasn't sure what my 2023 word was. So with the year officially behind us, I thought I'd share: pruning.
Pruned a lot. Did a lot of tending, paring back, shaping. Sometimes the cuts hurt. But green shoots there are aplenty.
Happy New Year!