My word of the year

My word for 2008 is WALK.  Don't ask me, I didn't choose it.  It just kept coming up over and over again when I was trying to think of words.  I thought of things like thrive and potential and grow, but walk just kept creeping into my brain.  And then, last night, at three in the morning, while I was thinking about all of this, DH said "do you want to go for a walk?"  Completely uncharacteristic because a: the time, b: it's January, c: neither one of us really likes exercise all that much, and out of the 2 of us, most would expect me to suggest it.  I don't know.  It really struck me as funny.  I mean, the same word hanging around in my head for days, and he suggests it.  So it's walk.

It's growing on me.  It works on a few different levels.  Walk could be seen as similar to "breathe", you know, slow down, be aware of your surroundings, just walk and be.  It could also be walk more instead of driving.  For the environment.  For your health.  Just for peace of mind.  Be quiet and walk.  And here's another one:  when we find ourselves in a painful situation, depressed or lonely or worse, just walk.  Put one foot in front of the other.  One step at a time.  Just keep walking. 

I think it's a great word for 2008.  Thanks, weird brain of mine.