Abundance is my word of the year, and there are a few reasons why I chose it. I have always loved the idea of a word of the year, something to guide you and help you realign your thoughts when things get bad.
In 2024, I randomly chose my word from one of those Canva word searches on one post of the influencers that I follow on Instagram. This year, I decided to be more intentional and choose something that aligned with what I am praying for and what I am believing for. Which actually makes more sense than just choosing a word randomly from a post.
As a firm believer in Job 22:28 “You shall decree a thing and it shall happen.” I’m holding on tightly to that belief this year, believing that abundance will be established and that its manifestation will be apparent in my life.
I’m not arrow minded I don’t just want financial abundance. Nope. I want abundance in my relationship with God, in my time and how I use it, in energy, in love, opportunities and minset.
Sure, my greatest desire right at this moment, particularly with the move to Alberta looming on the timeline in early spring, is financial abundance. Financial stability, in particular, is being able to pay down debts and working on rebuilding my credit and my nest egg as well as my financial portfolio.
But one of the things I realized at the end of 2024 that shocked me was I could barely count on one hand the days I had where I was happy throughout and had any stored happy memories from and that made me really sad and caused me to reevaluate what I was chasing and how I was chasing it.
I chose Abundance as my word of 2025 because I want emotional abundance. i want to cultivate an attitude of gratitude and joy in my daily life. I also want o let go of fear around not feeling enough not measuring up in terms of time, success, love and life.
I want to attract abundance in my professional life. All the business ideas I have that I want to launch this year. I want them to be abounding not only for myself but for the impact that some of these ideas can make and the changes that can be brought forth in my family and community if they are brought to fruition or successfully completed.
This year, I want to have abundant community and social relationships. For instance, I want to go to pottery classes, learn to paint, do group activities, and meet neighbours. Create new friendships. It seems kind of sad when I write it all down, but it’s the truth. I want there to be a massive change, a noticeable transformation to take place in my life in the next 365 Days.
This not some ream that will be stowed away and looked back at with recriminations in 2026. Here are 3 things I have already started doing that have lifted my spirits and have allowed me to envision that abundant life I want to live.
- Visualization – I used to dwell on all the negative that could happen, so I used my powers for good and imagined my real dream life, and it was beautiful—each night or during the day, when I feel overwhelmed or burdened. I open my notes and look at them, shifting my thoughts about the situation. I know from looking at that all the work I’m putting in now is toward my abundant year and life, which makes a ton of difference.
- Gratitude, Declaration & Affirmation Jars – I made three jars at the end of the year and put strips of paper in them with declarations, affirmations and things I am grateful for. Each day I take a piece out of each of them and read it, and it has been game-changing all through december and now in January.
- Working on Things that Matter – Last year, my sister pointed out that I am constantly managing other people’s businesses and their internal fires to ensure everything is ok. Meanwhile, it seems like everything is falling apart for me. It’s like she punched me. So this year I am focusing on my stuff. My money-generating ideas will not be ideas alone this year but ventures, with websites and checkouts, and make revenue.
I’m sure there are a lot of other things I could be doing, and I may need to add a few more as the year goes on. Still, one thing I know for sure is I am holding on to God’s promises this year and believing wholeheartedly that I shall live a Psalm 23 life and that life can be described simply as abundant. I mean, David described his cup as running over. Come on! Because I know this, even when fear creeps in, I will do what I should have been doing all along. When I feel afraid, I will run to God and pray.
This year will be amazing I can feel it energetically and spiritually. Here’s to a year overflowing with abundance – in every sense of the word.
See you tomorrow.
