Friday, January 3, 2025

My 2025 One Little Word

A new pathway opens for my 2025 Spiritual Journey. It is guided by a new one little word. My former collection of OLWs will not be forgotten or discarded. They are the foundation that I have walked on since 2014. While reflecting on my stepping stones below, I open my heart to the possibilities for 20225 with a new guiding word.

My collection of one words strengthens my spiritual journey each year. In December, I eagerly awaited a new word, a connector that creates newness. Little did I know that my word had been waiting for me since 2014. In that blog post, I wrote the following about my one word openness. "A connector on my journey, the enticer to find possibilities in life by shifting, reflecting, redirecting, redesigning, and renewing my course of action."

I intentionally paused life since May 2024 due to a medical issue. I am ready for RENEW to restore what has faded and create newness in my life. I hope 2025 will provide a fresh start and a positive change to restore, revitalize, and make life feel fresh again. Psalm 51:10 holds the essence of my one word. "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit  within me."  After last year's interruption, I confidently return to my spiritual path.

Logo created by Margaret Simon

Please join me at Margaret Simon's Spiritual Journey 2025 post to read what others in the community have chosen for their new word.

I am celebrating the start of Poetry Friday 2025 with our host and keeper-of-the- calendar, Mary Lee Hahn. She is full of wisdom today, a positive way to start poetic writing in 2025. Happy New Year to all! 

15 comments:

  1. Wishing you beautiful renewal this year! Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com

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    1. Ruth, thank you for your wishes. I am hoping for a physical renewal and spiritual one this year.

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  2. Carol: Thank you for your comment on my blog this morning. It gave me a lift! I wish you renewal this year, a complete return to health and a year of joy!

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  3. Best wishes for a year that brings renewal to your life!

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    1. Mary Lee, thank you for you best wishes. I appreciate the cheerleaders that I have in the PF community.

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  4. Carol, I love your word, renew! I hope this new year provides the time for restoration and creation that you're craving. It's hard to pause our plans when life throws us a curve ball.
    I love how you created a new p em with your OLWs from each year. I've just been adding to my original poemwith each year's new word, but there's something wonderful about creating something totally new.

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    1. The above comment is from Ramona.

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  5. How marvelous that your poem includes all the years' stair steps of OLWs to your 'renew', Carol. It's so fitting and lovely to think of the journey you've made. I wish you the best 2025 offers! Happy New Year!

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    1. Linda, I am hoping that this year I can renew my spirit and my strength with the guidance of my one word. It will be a journey but I am confident that I will find pathways that open for me. The snow came down sideways today but it only gave a slight covering on the lawn. At least it allowed me to enjoy the art of wintering.

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  6. Renew! A beautiful prayer all in one word, Carol! I add mine to yours: May your steadfast spirit know the joy of renewal. Blessings for the coming year!

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  7. What a wonderful word to frame and inspire your year! I hope it brings healing.

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  8. I'm cheering you on in 2025 for refreshing renewal and full health. Happy New Year, Carol! Your list of OLWs is inspiring.

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  9. Wow, I love seeing all those words together in your poem, Carol. Thinking of you renewing...xo

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  10. Carol, the word renew is a beautiful one, full of hope and promise for the coming year. It's a word that can apply in so many different aspects of life - health, happiness, relationships, spirituality, and so many more. I pray you see renewal in lots of ways, and I love that you chose the verb form of the word.

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  11. I love how you wove together all of your previous words. I hope the new year brings you peace, joy, and lots of ways to RENEW.

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