Word of the Year by Stephanie Whetstone I was having dinner with friends recently—a writer and an artist—when they each revealed they had  chosen a word in January that would be their "word of the year."Leah’s was “love” in all its many forms; Laurie’s was “reflection,” so she would remember to stop and think, instead of constantly moving in different directions without rest. Rather than try to make specific resolutions for improvement, they each chose a word that would become the theme of their year, something they came back to, a mantra of sorts. A reminder of who they wanted to [...]