One Little Word: 2014

You're (most likely) sick to death of new year resolutions and fresh start blog posts by now, I have read my fair share of them across the internet, but here is another one inspired by a particular post from one blog that I am a veteran to and that is The Creative Place. This post, written by blogger Ashley Connelly (who was inspired by Ali Edwards), was about choosing one word to be the word of the year.

I was originally going to chose the word 'commit' for 2014, because I want to delve myself into this blog and develop myself through it. I also want to find the strength and determination to finish my uni course as I'm going to a particularly rough and uninspiring patch, I need to remind myself why I am there and stick at it, as commitment is all about dedicating yourself to something through good, bad and ugly.
However 'commit' didn't really feel right, because I already committed to a lot of things, I have my gorgeous boyfriend who I am completely committed to (4 years strong woo), I am committed to being a great daughter and loving my family in the best way I can, and I am a committed PAL leader at university, helping my peers to be successful at what they do. Anyone can commit, and now I have said that word over 10 times in my head it feels rather passionless compared to the word I have chosen instead. What I really want to work on this year is not just committing to something, but giving it my all. Giving as good as I get, and having some passion about it. I can connect the word 'give' with so many positive things, it has 48 definitions in the dictionary, and I want to learn to give in as many ways as I can; generosity, love, empathy, kindness being just a few.

So, 2014's word is give.

If everyone gave more, in every sense of the word, the world would be nothing short of the best place ever.

If you had to chose a word to live by for a year, what would it be?