I have been choosing one word for the year for a while now.
Over the years since 2011 I've chosen Restore, Focus, Present, Participate, Thirst, Purpose, Connect, Gratitude/Thankfulness, Commit/Commitment, Walk, Intentional and More. This year's has been Connect.
I signed up for Ali Edwards' One Little Word class this year and managed to do quite a few of the prompts. I also didn't worry if I missed out some of them.
Connect has been a good word for me. I'm happy with how intentional it made me. I am happy to let it go, although coincidentally 'Making Connections' is the theme for 2024 for the Midland Textile Forum and our exhibitions.
So, on to 2024 and a new word for a new year.
But what should it be?
For a while I thought it was going to be [curious] or [curiosity] but it didn't totally grab me.
Then I thought about {discover}. There are lots of strong synonyms for this word but I thought these gathered together what I need for 2024: design, devise, explore, identify, invent, learn, notice, observe, reveal.
What can I {discover}:
about myself,
about my textile practice,
about new techniques,
about taking my ideas further.
Who knows, but it has the potential for an interesting year.
There are a couple of days left of 2023 so quite possibly there's time for a different word to crop up!
Do you choose a Word of the Year? Let me know what it is in the comments below.
Thanks for joining me today.
Bernice
PS: The name of the sculpture in the photograph is the 'Monument of Discoveries'.
