Word of the Year ~ 2025
Good Morning!
It’s still cold but manageable. I do miss my morning walks. I need them now since I am seeing so many things in the news. My goodness… California. I didn’t realize that the fires were that bad until this weekend when I actually got a chance to sit and watch the news. My goodness… North Carolina is still struggling from the hurricane. So many things Lord, so many. My mornings walks would always help be sort things out in my mind. I am back on my elliptical for the next few months because the mornings are so cold here.
Now as you can see from my title of this blog post I will be sharing my word of the year. For me it is never just one word. My words are always phrases. It always takes me a few days before the end of the year to get my phrase, but it usually comes because of some life event. This year it came because of a recent activity that I did with a therapist. I may share that later, but my word of the year or phrase of the year is “be present”.
Now I catch myself and I have been doing this most of my life, thinking about the future or the past. Those thoughts in most cases provided a distraction from something that I was dealing with at the moment. Now my goal is to be present. In happiness, and sadness. Be present!
I have also started my new planner. Jennifer from the Daily Connoisseur recently shared her planners. I am normally a Day Designer kind of girl but this year I decided to try a new planner called Planned & Proper.
photo credit: Mrs. Shockley
This planner is exceptional! I was not sure how it was going to work for me, but it is a perfect fit for my life! I had my name added to the first page, so personalization is an option. The third page is your word of the year page! You write it down along with your thoughts. There are pages for plans or projects, book goals, and brainstorming your big ideas. The daily format is a winner. It provides a section for your top 3 priorities, to-do list, current goals for the day, a timeline, self-care section and daily gratitude. I mean each day has those items for you to jot down!
This planner has so much! There is a body & wellness page for the year, a place for you to map out your goals for your social life and friendship goals, career and business, financial, home and family, spiritual and creativity! It truly forces you to think about your life for the year. Using this planner and brainstorming about your life will take a few days. It’s not some basic planner that you can just jot down a few things. It really does encourage you to think big about your year in detail. It took me about 2 days to fill out my lists for the year and now I just keep going back to them to keep myself on track.
Let me know in the comments section below what planner you are using and if you have already tried this planner. Also share you word of the year. I think this maybe a repurchase for me next year!
Enjoy your week!
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I loved reading this. Thank you I’m in for sharing such personal ideas and thoughts. I definitely plan things out, but I usually put all my notes to myself in my calendar to keep myself on track. Your word for the year is perfect and something I need to work on too because when you’re a planner you are looking forward a lot and my sentimentality has me looking backward a lot and the older you get, I think you spend more time more time being self evaluating rather than just “being present.”. Glad to have these things to think about.
Aww thank you Kathy! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I am also glad to hear that I am not the only one who struggles with being present. With so many distractions it’s pretty easy not to be. Let’s remind each other!
Mrs. Shockley,
Thank you for sharing the Planned and Proper planner and your phrase for the year. I am still making tweaks to my planner set up, goals and phrase of the year. Right now I am deciding between “elevation” and “gracious living,” and “strategic presence” as my phrases for the year. I hope to have it all sorted by March, which is when my 2024 planner ends.
Wishing you many moments of presence this year,
Donya
Hi Donya!
I am loving your suggestions for your word of the year. Both are so good. That is going to be a hard decision. What kind of planner are you using? Wishing you all the best for 2025!
Mrs. Shockley,
Thank you for your warm wishes. I currently use the day-on-two-pages Blooms planner from Franklin planner. It is a ring bound system. The delicate roses, tulips, and carnations of the pink and green design make me happy. I will continue hot use it for 2025, but I will combine the Blooms weekly (for personal and family) with Blooms daily (for work). I have decided my phrase for the year is “ grace in bloom.” I want to make a dashboard with it on there for the front of my planner.
Best regards,
Donya
What a beautiful blog post, as usual Mrs. Shockley. My word for last year was trust,and honestly I thought about using it again. But while meditating on what my word should be, the word ‘alignment ‘ came to me loud and clear. I need to be in alignment, regardless of what’s happening around me. Thank you for sharing the planner. I have always loved your planner vlogs and blogs. I’ve made a note to consider that planner. I have been using Day Designer since you shared it years ago!
Take care-
Mya
Hi Mya,
I love hearing from you! How are you? Thank you for still reading the blog. I love your word! Alignment! The Lord was speaking to you. Wow! Let me know if you try the Planned and Proper planner.