I’ve talked about the spiritual practice of My One Word every year for many years, and this year is no different. Usually I am writing about it (it’s even in my most recent book, Honor Your Health, Chapter 19!) but this year I tried something different. I gave talks and workshops about it. I have challenged others to engage in this powerful process for themselves.

Often a word shows up to the party long after I have already ‘chosen’ my word. For 2019, a mere two days away, I had my word all picked out, and now it’s not that. This is actually the second time this happened this year! My list of contenders included:

1. Balance 2. Awake 3. Faith 4. Shine 5. Matrix 6. Grateful 7. Worthy

I ultimately chose none of these.

My actual word ended up finding me as a direct result of one of the talks I gave at my local library. I was telling people about the practice and what some of my words were in the past. I talked about how to have fun with your word. Pair a crystal with it! Get a T-Shirt with your word on it! Make it your computer password! Find a song to represent it! And then, this: Pair a symbol with it!

That is what triggered my re-thinking my word. I have never thought of pairing a symbol with my word in the past. I think I got that idea from a book I read recently, but I forget which one (sorry).

So here is my word for 2019:

CHANGE

I am also having fun making a playlist of songs that are about change. Here is one of the songs on the list–one that I’ve loved for years:

(Landslide, Stevie Nicks)