New Year’s Day is my favorite holiday. I feel so refreshed! I’ve done all the New Year things in years past (and occasionally still do some of them): resolutions, goals, habits, themes, etc.

One New Year practice that found me is a word of the year. And I’m literal about that — a word has found me each year, for maybe the past ten or so years. It starts to surface as a lesson learned across many areas of my life, usually starting in the fall of the prior year.

My 2024 word is TRY. Please don’t let this trigger your inner Yoda about how “there is no try, only do”. Even Yoda knows I am a do-er, so this connotation to the word does not bring a lesson I need, thanks tho LOL.

When I repeat that mantra “TRY” I’m fully embracing the playful, experimental nature of the word. As in:

Give it a try.
Just try.
Let’s try it and see what happens.

I’m usually pretty good at trying new things, too! But this year there are really big things for me to try. These 2024 things feel more consequential than trying a new dish at a familiar restaurant, or trying a new pen, or renting a different car than usual when I travel. Those are all low risk ways to try.

My 2024 TRY is about strategizing, collaborating, expanding horizons and possibilities. Big stuff. Real stakes. But I am ready and I am excited!

Have you capitalized on the energy of New Year’s, with plans or resolutions or a focus or a word???