We are half way through March, I know. Seems a little late to be making a “Word of the Year.” But is it really?

Several year’s ago I stopped making New Year’s Resolutions mostly because they just never seemed to stick no matter what they were. Then in 2018 I started making Word’s of the Year. I liked this much better. It was more like a theme that either I felt was coming up that year or that I wanted to embody that year. I did that for 2018 and 2019. Those years were fantastic and the words really shaped those years! But then in 2020, I stopped that practice too. It just didn’t feel right that year. That year felt off before it even started!

Then I started studying astrology more and learned that the New Astrological Year doesn’t even start until Aries season, which this year begins March 20th. This logically makes sense to me. This is when Spring starts. What do we do during Winter? Well, if we were more in tune with the rhythm of nature, we would rest and go within, take time to review and reassess. We would let things die that need to die, and make room for new things to be born again. But what do we do in the spring? We plant seeds! So really, I’m right on time!!

As I’ve been out of practice for setting New Year’s Resolutions or Words of the Year, it wasn’t even on my mind to do. But then, about a week ago while doing some journaling, it just came to me. So what is my word of the year this year?

DISCOVERY

I feel like this year is going to be a major year of both personal discovery and collective discovery, although this word came to me when thinking about me and my own personal journey.

Personal Discovery

I feel strongly that at the end of this year, I am not going to be the same as I am right now. I am going to discover a whole new version of me, or perhaps, who I’ve always been. The scary part is that in order to become someone new, I have to shed the skin of the old me. And that is hard. It takes an honest assessment. It takes being willing to let go of old habits, old patterns. It takes the courage to live outside of my comfort zone and do things and act in ways that I haven’t before. It takes compassion and self-love. These old habits and old patterns that I may need to let go of have provided me safety or comfort up until now. They have served a purpose, and I may go through phases of feeling like I am letting myself down by letting them go, even if these patterns and habits are no longer serving me. I have to be willing to grieve the loss of the old me. I will likely go through phases of thinking that I’m not worthy of becoming this new version of me. Who am I to step into this new reality? This is not who I’ve been – who do I think I am to change? And who in the heck is this new me that I’m becoming? I don’t know her yet! And people around me may think that too. “Who does she think she is? She’s so out of character.” But this is MY evolution, not theirs. I’m stepping into the highest and best version of me.

This will be year of discovering all that I am capable of. But before there is room to discover the new me, I have to let go of the old me.

• I am going to leave behind the unhealthy me. The me that eats things that I know I shouldn’t eat. The me that is sedentary. The me that doesn’t take the supplements that I know I should. The me that for whatever reason doesn’t think making time for self-care and exercise is as important as taking care of other things – whether that’s people or work or whatever other things are on my “to-do” list. Me and my health is going to be number one of my priority list. As a people-pleaser, this is honestly going to be extremely hard, But I also know that subconsciously I sometimes use that as an excuse to not do the hard thing of taking of care of myself. I am excited to discover how strong and healthy I can be. I am excited to discover what workouts I like and what my body is capable of. I am excited to discover what things I enjoy. I am excited to discover what an identity of someone with lots of energy feels like. I’m excited to discover how much more I can enjoy my children, my boyfriend, and the other loved ones in my life when I have more energy and am giving from a more full cup.
• I am going to leave behind the me who is afraid to be heard and the me who is afraid of being judged and called crazy. When it boils down to it, I’m going to leave behind the me who feels she isn’t worthy or isn’t enough or possibly is too much. Basically, I’m going to leave behind the me who is afraid to show up in life authentically me. This one runs deep and will be a big death of the old me. Whether its the feelings of not being worthy or enough stemming from various childhood wounds, or from feeling unheard in my marriage, or being told by so many that my dreams of earning a living in unconventional ways of having a website/blog, being a tarot reader, astrologer or health coach is not worth pursuing because I won’t be able to make it happen and letting those voices be louder than my own and giving up before ever really getting started – I won’t let them take over anymore. I am saying goodbye to those feelings and those fears. I am excited to discover how to take up space and own my worth. I am excited to discover how to communicate better in partnership. I am excited to discover all that I can become in the endeavors that bring me true joy and light my soul on fire. I am excited to discover my authentic voice. There are going to be a lot of bumps and trials along the way. There will be some set backs. But I am so excited to discover who I am meant to be in this life. I have always felt that I was supposed to be a healer, but I’ve been afraid to fully step into that. I feel it in my bones though and the whisper is becoming a scream that now is the time to figure it out. I am excited to discover my gifts that I meant to share with this world and to do so in a confident and courageous way, and being so sure of my worth that any naysayers and judgement and people not understanding me won’t phase me.

This is the year the old me dies so that I can discover the new me. And I am so excited for it.

Collective Discovery

Collectively, I also feel this will be a year of discovery. This will be a year of a lot of truths being uncovered and hidden things coming to the surface. This will be a year of discovering and stepping into our sovereignty and discovering all the ways in which we have handed over our power to governments, institutions and religions. We will discover the strength within ourselves and within a collective. This will be both an individual and a collective journey available to all. But not everyone will choose to take it. It’s not for the faint of heart. But I am so ready.

The Astrology Supports It

You don’t have to look any further than the astrology at this very moment in time to see how much this is supported. We just had the Total Lunar Full Moon Eclipse in Virgo that was asking us to let go of old patterns in the Virgoan themes and energies in our chart, as well as all the energies in Pisces closing out tons of old cycles. The support from Uranus in Taurus and Venus Retrograde asking us to re-evaluate and shaking up our relationships, money and value systems. All this to get us ready for the New Beginnings about to take place in Aries with the New Moon Solar Eclipse coming up at the end of this month, just before Neptune and Mercury meet up twice at 0 degrees of Aries – the degree of raw new beginnings! And the Spring Equinox/Astrological New Year right in between these Eclipses. This is a powerful moment! Let’s do this.

What About You?

Do you do New Year’s Resolutions? Do you do Word of the Year? Or none of the above? Are you shedding old skins and birthing a new you? Let me know in the comments below!