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Connecting to the New Year

Since 2009, my friend Alece has challenged people to approach the new year with one word, with the challenge to “Go where it takes you. Be who it makes you.” From the One Word website:

“Forget New Year’s Resolutions. Scrap that long list of goals you won’t remember a few weeks from now anyway! Choose just one word. One word you can focus on every day, all year long… One word that sums up who you…

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Poetry and Possibility: My One Word for 2015

Poetry and Possibility: My One Word for 2015

  “Forget New Year’s Resolutions. Scrap that long list of goals you won’t remember three weeks from now anyway.

Choose just one word.

One word you can focus on every day, all year long. One word that sums up who you want to be or how you want to live.

It will take intentionality and commitment, but if you let it, your one word will shape not only your year, but also you.

It will become the…

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Interview: Alece Ronzino

Background: The bio on Alece's blog describes her life so far: "My story is one of brokenness, but also of redemption. I’m a New Yorker who lived in South Africa for thirteen years, running a ministry that I love, Thrive Africa. Right now God’s in the process of rebuilding my heart and my life in the wake of my husband’s unfaithfulness and decision for divorce. You can read more about my journey here. I’m grateful to know that my story isn't finished yet. I'm still (mostly) unwritten." 

Q: What gets you up in the morning?

A: I've gotta be honest: I despise mornings. My chronic health issues make them especially tough for me. But -- and this may sound strange outside my own head -- knowing I'm loved and wanted is the thing that gets me out of bed. Sometimes it comes in the form of a text from a friend, or having something planned with my family. Music does the trick too. A little Jason Mraz or P!nk makes any morning better.

Q: What compels you to write so honestly & bravely on your blog?

A: I crave authenticity just as much as I fear it, so I figure I need to just do it afraid. Life is messy and I am broken, and that's okay. Sometimes the greatest thing I can offer to someone is the gift of going second. My hope is always that by being raw and real, others feel safe enough to do the same.

Q: What is more important in hard times: the why me or the what next, and why?

A: The "why me" is so futile because, in all honesty... why not me? I don't deserve any better than the next person. So I try to focus more on the "what next". And sometimes my "what next" is something as small and simple as making the bed -- finalizing the decision to get up and face the day. It's the constant reminder that baby steps are still progress.

Thanks Alece!