For the last several years I’ve had a Word of the Year. I haven’t done a heck of a lot with those words but it makes me feel better to start a new year with some motivation. Unlike resolutions, words don’t commit you to goals. I used a generator to come up with my 2020 Word of the Year but I liked the first word it gave me so I’m sticking with it!
Drum roll, please …
My 2020 Word of the Year is …
DISCERN!
The dictionary defines DISCERN this way:
discern
/dih-surn/
verb (used with object)1. to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
2. to distinguish mentally; recognize as distinct or different; discriminate: He is incapable of discerning right from wrong.
verb (used without object)
1. to distinguish or discriminate.
synonyms: detect, find out, perceive, spot, differentiate, judge
I’m not sure what I’ll be discerning but, ready or not, I’m jumping in with both feet!
I love that. Just used the same generator you recommended at got “reflect” 🙂
My word for 2020 is unapologetic. It will be a hard but healing word for me I think. Happy New Year!
I really like that!!