Welcome 2020!
We had a lovely and quiet day in these parts. Bill and I went out on a date and saw the film Richard Jewell.
For dinner we rang in the new year with our traditional medley of greens, black eyed peas and cornbread. I know my grandma would be proud.
So that just leaves one more point to share here and that is my 2020 word.
I don’t choose my word. I pray for awareness of what I need and then I wait to see what word chooses me.
This year my word is engage.
I am guilty of spending a lot of time on my cell phone, wrapped up on the web and in text message dialogues. I am guilty of saying, “Just a minute. I have to finish this text.” I am guilty of stopping midstream in a conversation to acknowledge an alert from my phone. I am guilty of giving my phone higher priority than it deserves.
I want to be in the moment and to be with the people who are right in front of me. I want to remember that next to nothing in a text message merits my immediate attention. I want to look in the eyes of friends and family and I want my human people to know that they are more important than a cell phone alert.
This word is going to challenge me to reach deep. I anticipate slow progress and many slip ups, but that’s ok. I will engage imperfectly but I will engage more.
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