{"id":9543,"date":"2024-12-06T13:08:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T17:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/your-one-word-theme-for-2025-2\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T13:08:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T17:08:24","slug":"your-one-word-theme-for-2025-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/your-one-word-theme-for-2025-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Your One-Word Theme for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For many years, my sister Elizabeth and I have started each year by choosing a one-word theme to sum up what we want the next twelve months to hold.<\/p>\n

For 2025, my theme is \u201c<\/span>Door<\/b>.\u201d\u00a0
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Why do it? While for many people, New Year\u2019s resolutions feel intimidating or draining, there are other effective ways to set our intentions for the next twelve months.<\/span>
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In contrast to a New Year\u2019s resolution, a one-word theme leaves room for creativity, whimsy, and fun. <\/span><\/p>\n

Over time, I\u2019ve found that a one-word theme works best when it\u2019s a word with multiple meanings and associations. For instance, my 2024 theme of \u201cWave\u201d carried many thought-provoking associations: ocean waves, light waves, waving hello and good-bye, Under the Wave off Kanagawa<\/em> by Hokusai.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a creative task to summarize your aspirations in a single word or phrase: \u201cHarvest,\u201d \u201cAllow,\u201d \u201cFresh.\u201d
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Also, compared to a list of resolutions, a one-word theme is easier to keep uppermost in your mind, so it can guide your actions throughout the year. <\/span>To help me keep my theme top of mind, I write my word on an index card and post it above my desk; my sister makes her theme into her phone\u2019s background.<\/span><\/p>\n

My 2025 theme of \u201cDoor\u201d works on several levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m entering the \u201copen door\u201d phase of parenting<\/a>, so a door is an appropriate symbol for my new stage of life, which is a time of transition and expectation. I love to read, and literature is full of significant doors. And of course, a door is an actual physical object, so it lends itself to a visual symbol.
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To pick your own one-word theme, try brainstorming a list of possibilities, or just pay attention to a particular word or concept that resonates with you.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

To get started, you might ask yourself a few Know Yourself Better questions:\u00a0<\/p>\n