2018 - The Year of Ease

I have noticed the power that giving one word per year has had for me. And after the past few years of relative turmoil, I am opting for some gentler, calmer, smoother sailing for awhile.  I dub 2018 the YEAR OF EASE!

ease

ēz/

noun

1. 1.

   absence of difficulty or effort.

   "he gave up tobacco and alcohol with ease"

   synonyms:

   effortlessness, no trouble, simplicity; More

verb

1. 1.

   make (something unpleasant, painful, or intense) less serious or severe.

   "a huge road-building program to ease congestion"

   synonyms:

   relieve, alleviate, mitigate, soothe, palliate, moderate, dull, deaden, numb; More
2. 2.

   move carefully, gradually, or gently.

   "I eased down the slope with care"

   synonyms:

   guide, maneuver, inch, edge; More

3. 

End of the year

The end has come.  I have had a year.  Good.  Not so good.  Up.  Down.  All around.  I guess it's the same as every other year in that regard.  It just feels more "in my face" because it's been happening recently.

This year saw me engaged and unengaged.  Wow.  My father and grandmother passed as well as 4 friends.  A move and another one planned.  And a return to full time work.  And I lost about 50 lbs.  So many points on the stress scale.

Despite it all, it's been a good year.  I enjoy my job.  I enjoy my place in this weird city. I enjoy my friends and family and I enjoy my life.

I had a year of transformation.  I have emerged.