2023 – Fixated

Definition: Keeping my eyes focused on something with an emphasis on alignment and discipline, ultimately breeding opportunity and clarity.

My word this year was fixated. Coming off a year of Redemption, this word felt like something to ground me, give me direction, wrangle my purpose. Looking back on the last 12 months, I have done just that. I set to be fixated on a lot of things: health, identity, discipline, discipleship, Jesus, passions, career, friends, etc. I ended up with 3: Jesus, family, and relationship. I felt like I poured more into those 3 things than any other year before in my whole life. The fruit of that is evident. For one I have a confident and growing faith that gives me peace, direction, identity, and a deep sense of love. Secondly, I have a closer relationship with my mom and brother, especially emotionally, than ever before. Experiencing life alongside them has made me remember who is most important in life. Finally, I’m living in a crazy reality of the most confident, healthy, and joy filled relationship I have ever been in with the girl I’ve always dreamed for beside me. I can’t express enough gratitude to those around me and to Jesus for helping me grow into the man I need to be. This has been a year of quality over quantity, with many people and responsibilities requesting my time and energy. One of the best years of my life.

2024, here we come…