Posted By janice on January 11, 2012

I don’t know who came up with the idea, but when I first heard it a couple of years ago, I liked the idea of picking three words to help you focus on the coming year.

So my three words for this year are Courage, Creativity and Health. Let me explain.

Health. 2011 was supposed to be a rebuilding year of sorts. Personally, I had spent 2010 crawling out of a serious depression so I faced 2011 with plucky optimism, and things were coming along. Then things took a turn. An icky one.

I began not feeling well in May. I thought it was my acid reflux acting up, but I only got worse, prompting a change in GI doctors and oodles of tests. A CT scan and a treatment of antibiotics helped resolve a majority of my issues – all except the nausea. It’s been annoying to say the least. I wound up not cooking my annual Thanksgiving dinner or traveling to Oklahoma for Christmas because I wasn’t feeling well.

I want my health back so Health is one of my words. I want to be healthy. I want the nausea to stop.

Courage. Courage has many connotations, and there are times when we throw around the word a little too freely. When I hear the word courage, I think of the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz and his pursuit of courage. To me, courage is about gumption. You need gumption to fearlessly pursue your dreams. You need gumption to get off the couch and get moving.

Creativity. It’s been hard to be creative when you spend months on the couch. I want to get back to a regular writing schedule and actually finish something. I feel stagnant when I haven’t explored this aspect of my life as much as I want. For inspiration, I love this video on 29 ways to be creative. It’s bloody brilliant.

So what are you three words for 2012?

29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from Vimeo.

Categories: Goal Setting
Tags: goals, health