C. L. Polk

hey i'm not really a resolution person but I have heard about this Word of the Year thing where you pick a word that's...like a theme for your intention for the year? do you know what I mean? anyway, I picked my word

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Dec 30, 2022 at 6:09pmWeb
Show threadDave the introvert 🦩Dec 30, 2022
@clpolk Interesting idea - will ponder a bit. Thanks for sharing that
Show threadsimone dee suh-lee 🍄Dec 30, 2022
@clpolk That's a great one! I used to pick words on my spring birthday but it's slowly migrated to calendar year words instead. Mine for 2023 is simplicity 💜
Show thread70 KangarooDec 30, 2022
@clpolk
Learn.
Show threadmaceyDec 30, 2022

@clpolk I sort-of accidentally picked mine as. bees. 🐝

but like, sort of sincerely? as a metaphor. perseverance and mutualism and a solemn vow that if this situation ain't working out right, we hit da bricks 💪🏻

Show threadTracy DurnellDec 30, 2022
@[email protected] I like to do this, though some years it's more helpful than others 😉 This year I'm thinking "consistency"
Show threadDarusha WehmDec 30, 2022

@clpolk Whoa. This is a really cool idea. I’m going with…

Delight

Show threadPeregrine CrossDec 30, 2022

@darusha @clpolk

Clarity

Show thread🏴 Greg Sideyr ​Dec 30, 2022
@clpolk "organize". In all meanings of the word
Show threadC. L. PolkDec 30, 2022
@andraste yesss
Show threadM. E. GarberDec 30, 2022
@clpolk what a great idea! For me, I think… persist.
Show threadVanessa Ricci-ThodeDec 30, 2022
@clpolk gonna keep going with this one: survive
Show threadClarissa C. S. RyanDec 30, 2022

@clpolk I love it.

And I might well pick "complete". (Not finish, complete. Some things can be completed without being finished.)

Show threadmishaDec 31, 2022
@wintersweet @clpolk if I go with "continue" we have the whole narrative thread!
Show threadMark WallaceDec 30, 2022
I think my word for 2023 might be "apply," in all it's many senses. Maybe. (h/t @clpolk for flagging the idea.)
Show threadDevin MillerDec 30, 2022
@clpolk 🤔 perhaps mine should be "play." Having fun with things, experimenting, not taking it all too seriously.
Show threadLauren BajekDec 30, 2022
@clpolk @devzmiller love play as a lodestar! Mine is follow-through this year.
Show threadJordan Kurella (he/him)Dec 30, 2022
@clpolk This is perfect! As a dude who needs to do this more often, I am going with: “STOP”
Show threadStarDec 31, 2022
@clpolk i had only heard about this from one place, and it was in an essay where this person said they believed it should be a Verb so that we would remember the word does us little good if we just sit around and wait for it instead of doing. so, anyway, good job choosing a verb and may you Begin a pleasing amount in 2023 💙