Welcome to 2016. This will be a good year for change and new beginnings. Last year we talked a lot about New Year’s resolutions and goal setting. Hopefully by now you have achieved some of the goals you set out to accomplish, and if not – it’s a new year and always a great time to keep working at them. This year I want to talk about change and embracing new things in your life. Let’s start this year with a Weekend Word as we take a closer look at the word New.
new
n(y)o͞o/
adjective
1. not existing before; made, introduced or discovered recently or now for the first time.
2. already existing but seen, experienced, or acquired recently or now for the first time.
adverb
1. newly; recently.
I really love this word for its complexity and multiple uses. Let’s explore further in a sample… Say you just purchased a used car. Would you first tell your friends “I just bought a used car?” Most people would say “I bought a new car” then go on to explain if it’s new (straight out of the factory) or used (having previous owners). This car is both new and used at the same time!
Many times we think of something new as never-been-used/seen, etc. or perhaps only recently developed. While this is the most common definition of the word, take a look at the second definition “already existing, but seen, experienced, or acquired recently or now for the first time.” Anything old/used can still be new to you, and since you recently acquired the used car – it is also new. This suggests, as the old adage goes, that “anything old can be new again.”
This applies to goal setting. If you are still working on goals/resolutions from 2015 – guess what – It’s now 2016! You’re introducing your goals to a brand new year and making them new again. It’s a great time to reinvigorate life into your goals, or come up with entirely new ones.
It’s a new year. Time for a fresh start. No matter what your individual goal is, all us goal setters have one common goal – to be better than we were. To live each day as a new version of the person we were yesterday. A person who has yet to let the world experience what great new things they will do with each new day.
Let’s make this year a good year!
With Love,
Cristen
