Definition of BELIEVE
intransitive verb
1
a: to have a firm religious faith
b: to accept something as true, genuine, or real believe
2
: to have a firm conviction as to the goodness, efficacy, or ability of something <believe in exercise>
3
: to hold an opinion : think believe
So here is my word. I would like to say it just came to me, well ok it did. But I had to think about it a little bit. I had to think about the "why" it is MY word before I could really make it my word. The connection started out pretty shallow I must admit. At Christmas time we watched the Polar Express, my all time favorite holiday movie. I love it so much that the men in my house groan when I proclaim Christmas doesn't start until we watch it. If I remember it right when he punches the boy's ticket that is the word "Believe". Now the beginning connection may be silly, but then I really thought about.
What makes every human on this earth tick? We could say motivation, we could say family, we could say desire, love, hate and on and on. But really when it comes down to it, isn't it about what each of us believe? If you read the definition isn't it about faith? Faith in SOMETHING. Isn't about accepting something as true, whatever that truth may be. And then again it is to have a conviction and be firm and steadfast with those convitions. As the last one says, doesn't just about everything that we do as an expression of ourselves maybe come from our opinions.
Each human being believes so strongly in what they hold dear in their mind and life that they fight for it, make war for it, make peace for it. I love hearing what people believe, even when we differ. I love talking about what I believe in. I don't think we ask each other enough "What do you believe in?" and really listen to them, without judgement.
So there it is, my word. Believe. I believe in inner strength, I believe that the power of the mind is more powerful then the body. I believe in love. I believe one can always do better. I believe that everyone has a story, and they are all fascinating. I believe that not everything can be easy, without the struggle we wouldn't know what to believe.
In my line of work I believe that each person, adult and child is a gift and has gifts. They just need to be opened at the right time, by the right person, and those gifts will have meaning to someone, in someway.
So there is the word I will wear proudly, not just for jumping in icy water, but as a word to remind myself why I do what I do, day in and day out, both at work and at home. Because I believe that I can...
2 comments:
oh, i have been waiting! yes. believe. what i believe has a hand in making me who i am.
the older i get, the less things i believe, and the more powerfully i believe in the things i DO believe.
that word looks kind of weird after you write it 6 times.
looking forward to examples of how the meaning grows as the year goes on... :)
The Bible says that without belief, none of us get to Heaven. By that token, Believe is the most important word of all time. It kind of snuck up on you through the back door, but there it is. I think Someone is trying to tell you something :)
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