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

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