{"id":23452,"date":"2018-12-31T14:39:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T22:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=23452"},"modified":"2018-12-31T14:39:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T22:39:13","slug":"a-one-word-new-years-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/a-one-word-new-years-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"A One Word New Year&#8217;s Resolution?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23455\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/12\/Family-TechNotes-New-Years-One-Word-Resolutions-Main.png?resize=570%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"one word New Year's Resolution\" width=\"570\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/12\/Family-TechNotes-New-Years-One-Word-Resolutions-Main.png?w=570&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/12\/Family-TechNotes-New-Years-One-Word-Resolutions-Main.png?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/12\/Family-TechNotes-New-Years-One-Word-Resolutions-Main.png?resize=150%2C83&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Happy New Years!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Need help creating your New Year&#8217;s resolutions this year?&nbsp; Try the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesize.com\/en\/newyear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New Year&#8217;s resolution generator<\/a>.&nbsp; It will give you some resolutions you may not have thought about.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\">BUT&#8230;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Do you have trouble keeping up with or remembering your resolutions by the end of the year?&nbsp; Or perhaps by the end of March?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in making a New Year&#8217;s resolution but would prefer a simpler method, I have a suggestion for you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Instead of a list of things you&#8217;ll do better&#8230;<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>choose just ONE WORD to guide you through the year.&nbsp; <\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Think of that word often as motivation to help propel you in your goals and attitudes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23453\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/12\/sparkler-677774_640.jpg?resize=448%2C298&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"one word New Year's Resolution\" width=\"448\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/12\/sparkler-677774_640.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/12\/sparkler-677774_640.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/12\/sparkler-677774_640.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/12\/sparkler-677774_640.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps your word is&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Organization<\/li>\n<li>Humility<\/li>\n<li>Faithful<\/li>\n<li>Discernment<\/li>\n<li>Love<\/li>\n<li>Contentment<\/li>\n<li>Hope<\/li>\n<li>Serving<\/li>\n<li>Grateful<\/li>\n<li>Self-discipline<\/li>\n<li>Healthy eating (2 words OK)<\/li>\n<li>and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Picking one word can keep you focused in&nbsp;several areas of your life and it is a lot easier to remember than a list of resolutions.&nbsp; Looking for some more one word ideas? The team at Ground Floor Media shared their <a href=\"https:\/\/groundfloormedia.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/making-a-new-years-resolution-were-picking-one-word-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">words<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A friend of mine gave me this insight a number of years ago, but I recently became reacquainted with the idea by a devotional I read by Mike Ashcraft.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He has a book out on it and a website called <a href=\"http:\/\/myoneword.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MyOneWord.org<\/a>.&nbsp; Here are some <a href=\"http:\/\/myoneword.org\/word\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">words<\/a> some of his readers came up with.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23454\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/12\/Family-TechNotes-New-Years-Eve-One-Word-Resolutions-PIN.png?resize=451%2C677&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"one word New Year's Resolution\" width=\"451\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/12\/Family-TechNotes-New-Years-Eve-One-Word-Resolutions-PIN.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/12\/Family-TechNotes-New-Years-Eve-One-Word-Resolutions-PIN.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/12\/Family-TechNotes-New-Years-Eve-One-Word-Resolutions-PIN.png?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Curious about my one word for 2019? Humility.&nbsp; I believe a focus on humility will decrease stress, provide a&nbsp;better connection with others, and help prioritize better.<\/p>\n<p>I suggested my family members come up with words of their own.&nbsp; My daughter said her word is organization.&nbsp; My son said sleep.&nbsp; LOL.&nbsp; I suppose that&#8217;s an area we could all do better on!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>How about you?&nbsp; What&#8217;s your one word?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year&#8217;s!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22019\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/04\/Lori-Sig.jpg?resize=264%2C179&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Technotes\" width=\"264\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/04\/Lori-Sig.jpg?w=264&amp;ssl=1 264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/04\/Lori-Sig.jpg?resize=150%2C102&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Happy New Years! &nbsp; Need help creating your New Year&#8217;s resolutions this year?&nbsp; Try the New Year&#8217;s resolution generator.&nbsp; It will give you some resolutions you may not have thought about. &nbsp; BUT&#8230; Do you have trouble keeping up with or remembering your resolutions by the end of the year?&nbsp; Or perhaps by the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,13,14,22],"tags":[3709,3712,3711,3710],"class_list":["post-23452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dads","category-kids","category-moms","category-websites","tag-new-years","tag-nye","tag-one-word","tag-resolutions","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2018\/12\/Family-TechNotes-New-Years-One-Word-Resolutions-Main.png?fit=570%2C315&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}