2015 One Little Word

I have been pondering my one little word for almost 2 months now, and this word wasn't evening in the running. If you remember this post, you remember that I was considering "effectuate," "impel," "generate," and "design."

And "generate" was going to be the winner. But it didn't feel right. It never really resonated with me. I was even kind of disappointed that I was going to have to pick that word. There just didn't seem to be another word I could find that really encapsulated what I wanted 2015 to really be about.

The other night I was chatting with a friend on Facebook helping her come up with her word when I stumbled across "enrich."

DEFINITION: To supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable posessions
                         To supply with abundance of anything desirable
                         To add greater value or significance to
                         To adorn or decorate
                         To make finer in quality, as by supplying desirable elements or ingredients
                         To restore to (a food) a nutrient that has been lost during an early stage of processing

I like my life right now. Things are going pretty well. Ray and I are better than we were a year ago. My kids are healthy. I have a nice place to live. I have employment.  I have family and friends.

Things are pretty good.

But I don't just want "pretty good" any more. I want to REALLY live life. I want to do things I haven't done and that I dream of doing. I want to create adventures and tackle challenges. I want to look back at 2015, and say, "Wow, I really LIVED."

I also want to better the lives of those around me.

I have thought long and hard about why we are here on this planet. I mean, what purpose is there to all of this? Life has to be about more than just waking up every day, going to work, coming home and then doing it all over again the next day. It has to be about more than trying to earn money to pay the bills and buy stuff. And, it certainly has to be about more than wishing Monday-Friday away to get to the weekend.

So, when I read the definitions for the word "enrich," I knew it was my one little word.

I REALLY want to make my life and the lives of those around me "finer in quality." I REALLY want to "restore...a nutrient that has been lost during an early stage of processing." I REALLY want to "supply with abundance of anything desirable." I REALLY want to bring these things to me and to others. I don't want to just sit back and wait to see what happens as I have done all 43 (almost 44) years of my life.

I want to MAKE LIFE HAPPEN. I know God meant for life to be more than just making do, than just getting by. I have talents for a reason, right?

So today, I am welcoming 2015 in with my One Little Word: ENRICH and I fully intend on enriching LOTS of lives.

Peace out my friends! Thanks for stopping by!