Words matter so much more than most of us realize. We, society as a whole, are force feeding each other a heavy onslaught of information which is incessant and, well, mostly ugly. There is so much ugliness being said, typed, tweeted, snapped, and grammed that I fear I am unable to keep up. By ugliess, I mean the negative and erroneous, the words said to be funny, which are really mean, the banter that puts one group down to make another feel good, and the constant sharing of uneducated opinions. This is part of my recent distance from Facebook and Twitter. 
The words spewn by so many through all media formats is almost guaranteeing that future psychologists have a full and hearty schedule. We are feeding the world so much negative and not truly communicating while we are in each other's presence.
This is the world that our children are growing in and preparing to take over. This is the atmosphere that is choking the positive and hopefilled world that I choose to live in.
I choose to believe the best of all and that most people are truly doing the very best they can. I know my own naivety is risky, but I love my rose colored glasses. I'd rather have a heart that has hope than carry the weight of anger, resentment, and distrust.
This is it. This year is the one that I am claiming for all our beloveds. This year we will set and reach goals. This year we will embrace the growth as it comes from success, failure, and in between. This year we will love ourselves and release the doubt, fear, guilt, and simply believe. This year I will not let the struggle that is our life with Liberty drown my heart; I will let only the golden moments surround me with hope.
I am strongly encouraging everyone to write their goals down. There is power in words, chose to exemplify that power by writing down your plan for this year. Not New Years platitudes, but real, discernible goals.
Here are mine:
One physical- I will focus on strengthing my body at least four days a week. I will not allow my emotions to control my eating.
One professional- I will read and implement strategies and structures from at least one professional book a month.
One emotional- I will not allow others who live in Negativeville to take me with them. I must believe I am worth more than that.
One spiritual- I will schedule time to write, read, and create for pleasure. I will write no less than 200 words a day, everyday.
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/12/29/460143133/how-writing-down-specific-goals-can-empower-you
Join me and take the positive power of words through to 2016.
