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My word for 2025 is ...

Melissa Moore

At the start of most years I choose a word to focus on and find inspiration in. Some people look at a list of words and decide upon a word, I do it a little differently. I make a decision to find a word and then get quiet and see what word comes to me. My first step was getting my monkey brain to quiet down and let the word come to me. Starring out at the beach and blue waters of Mexico the word floated into my brain and heart. My word for this year is ... perseverance.


I've let that word roll around in my brain for a couple of weeks now, mulling over its meaning and what adopting this word might mean in my life. It's not a word that I use very often or even think about, so why is this my word for the year? As I talked about in a previous blog, I spent a lot of time while we were in Mexico thinking about this year and my 'what's next'. I wrote out goals and ideas in a grocery store purchased notebook and even assigned a daily schedule to make sure I had some time boundaries. One thing became clear as I was outlining my 'what's next', this year would take a lot of work and commitment. That's when it clicked, perseverance is exactly what it's going to take to hit my goals this year.


I am notoriously one of those people that gets really excited at the beginning of a journey, then gets bored and doubts during the messy middle and finally arrives crawling towards the goal. The middle part is where I used to blame boredom or question the goal, but I now believe the messy middle is a much bigger obstacle because it's where I'm paralyzed in my head. The way an idea works for me is that I feel a strong tug to create and can easily visualize the finished project with all the excitment and sense of awe that comes from it. In the beginning I am 100% certain this is my path, that is until the messy middle strikes.


I used to believe that the messy middle was protection from a bad idea or failure. What I've realized is the messy middle is all about being in my head too much, and that's the place where self-doubt and fear come creeping in. The messy middle is not about the value or legitamacy of the goal, it all about me and my character defects. It's the spot where action stalls and my brain convinces me that I'm better off quitting. My infamous messy middle is the place where many good ideas have gone to die. That's why I'm starting to believe so strongly in the word I was given this year and perseverance being exactly what I need.


This all sounds great, but here is my truth, we're only halfway through January and I've already had the self-doubt of the messy middle rear its uglyness. I've had road blocks to some of my goals pop up and the self-doubt had me asking is this a sign to stop? Quitting would be the easier choice, but instead of stopping I'm taking a different approach. In the famous words of Ross from the TV show Friends, "Pivot!".


As with any word I adopt, there is always a time when it seems like life challenges me to grow in that area. I have no doubt that perseverance will present many growth opportunities and challenges this year. So far my 2025 started with one of the hardest days for me, saying good-bye to my dog and the next morning getting up with swollen eyes and a heavy heart to host a morning show. Perseverance was exactly what it took that day to reach my simple goal. In the Harry Potter world they say that "the wand chooses the wizard," I say just like the wand my word chose me. xox



My daughter at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Universal Studios - Where her wand 'chose her' - 2017
My daughter at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Universal Studios - Where her wand 'chose her' - 2017



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