Hitting the RESET Button

 Hitting the Reset Button

 

Be… B-E. 

 

That was my word for 2021. All sorts of notions about that word came to life for me. When I announced the word in January, a few friends offered ways the word might play out. One sent me a link to the Beatles song Let It Be. Others suggested words beginning with those letters such as become or because and everything “betwixt and between.”

 

While I appreciate their efforts, the word was simply “BE.” 

 

I took things in stride. I didn’t have to prove anything to anyone.  I simply had to be the person I am and appreciate the person God created me to BE.

 

Psalm 46:10 reads “Be still and know that I am God.”

 

The word served me well this year. I found rest, joy, new friendships, and through it all, a quiet strength I didn’t know I possessed. 

 

Now I face a new year. I’ve been praying over the word that will guide me in this season of my life. I allowed a few possibilities to roll around in my head. I paid special attention to words I encountered in my daily Bible reading. Nothing seemed quite right.

 

I resisted the word that seemed to pop up everywhere. Finally, I gave in and explored the word, looked up synonyms for it, and wrote it down. 

 

My word for 2022?

RESET

 

It sounds so cliché for a new year. Yet, I’ve decided it fits. RESET simply implies change, adapt, adjust, recast, revise, redesign. Those are a few you'll find. 

 

I think I resisted the word because I feel 2020 and 2021 were all about change and adaptation. So what is different now? 

 

This time, I am the one hitting the “reset” button. I am not changing or adjusting to accommodate Covid or anything else. I am making deliberate choices in every area of my life to hit that reset/ rethink button. 

To start over.

To charge forward. 

To forgive myself of my shortcomings

and move on. 

To RESET.

 

I am not sure how it will play out, but it certainly has the feel of moving in the right direction. 

 

What is your word for the year? 

SEND ME YOUR WORD BY THE END OF JANUARY AND I'LL CREATE A MEME FOR YOU TO SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. Send your word to 

rebecca@waterswords.com 

By the way...

This Screen Shot came from a google search on RESET. Try your word out for a few new takes on how your word works for you.