My word of the year for 2011

*~RENEW!!~*

1. to begin or take up again, as an acquaintance, a conversation, etc.; resume.

2. to make effective for an additional period: to renew a lease.

3. to restore or replenish: to renew a stock of goods.

4. to make, say, or do again.

5. to revive; reestablish.

6. to recover (youth, strength, etc.).

7. to restore to a former state; make new or as if new again.

 

—Synonyms
3.  restock. 7.  re-create, rejuvenate, regenerate, reinstate, mend. Renew, renovate, repair, restore  suggest making something the way it formerly was. To renew  means to bring back to an original condition of freshness and vigor: to renew one's enthusiasm. Renovate  means to do over or make good any dilapidation of something: to renovate an old house.  To repair  is to put into good or sound condition; to make good any injury, damage, wear and tear, decay, etc.; to mend: to repair the roof of a house.  To restore  is to bring back to its former place or position something which has faded, disappeared, been lost, etc., or to reinstate a person in rank or position: to restore a king to his throne.  

 

I have a few very specific ways in which I want to invite ~renew~ into my life. But I hesitate to say too much just yet. I want to be still with it for a while and see where it leads me.

I'm looking forward to a wonderful New Year.