Discovering my word of the year is a combination of things:

• reflection on the year that past

• a draw to different themes

• intuition or inspiration of the Spirit

• the 'under the rock' thought process

• affirmation

• commitment

This year, I found myself outside of a formal 'sit down and reflect on the year' moment with my favourite questions and set aside time. I couldn't sleep and was up around 4:30am with my journal, reading my psalm of the day, and then reflections on the year started to pour out. During this time, words started to emerge.