December’s Word: More
Affirmation: "I honor gratitude for what is, while courageously choosing more joy, more love, and more life for myself." December arrives with a question, carrying the weight of eleven months behind it and the promise of twelve more ahead. This month, my word is more. A tricky word, isn’t it? Because when the balance is off, “more” can become a restless hunger, a treadmill that never stops. We chase it, forgetting gratitude, forgetting presence, forgetting that enoughness is already here. But the “more” I am choosing this December is different. It is not about accumulation or striving. It is about shifting out of survival mode—the place I’ve lived in for much of this year—and remembering that joy can exist even in challenge. Survival mode doesn’t have to mean scarcity. It can hold laughter, memories, and moments of light. It can remind me that wanting more is not a betrayal of gratitude, but an expansion of it. So I ask myself: what is the intention behind “more”? Is it fear,...