In lieu of making New Year’s resolutions, I’ve been choosing a single word by which to live throughout the year. This year’s word is Joy: Soon after I chose this word for 2024, I had the idea to keep a joy logbook: I bought a little pocket weekly planner, and I’d write down all theContinue reading “Joy: A Mid-Year Check-In”
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My Joy Logbook
I chose Joy as my word for 2024. When it began to arise as a possibility late last year, I was resistant to it because it is so often misused and abused, particularly in faith circles. Why would I want to choose a word that can be so weaponized, used in ways that ignore orContinue reading “My Joy Logbook”
One Word 2024: Joy
“The best climber is the one having the most fun.” – Alex Lowe For over a decade now, I’ve been choosing a word by which to live for the new year. I left making resolutions behind, and I’ve found this to be a much more productive and meaningful approach. My word for 2023 was Heal:Continue reading “One Word 2024: Joy”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 