My Perfect Word for 2O22: Cheerful

I've been considering my "word" for 2O22 for the last few weeks. Optimism came to mind a number of times and was the front runner for most of the time. I also thought of video, silly and perhaps a dozen other words. I was set to go with optimism until last night. In a discussion with friends I said that I wanted to be cheerful this year, not really thinking of it as a choice for my word. One friend commented that it wasn't an era for cheer, but my response was that it was definitely an era for cheerfulness.

I looked at the definition of cheerful and one of the top definitions was "noticeably happy and optimistic." This was followed by, among other words, cheery, chipper and uplifting. When I first started blogging in January 2OO9 the world was also in a sad and sorry state. One reason I began the blog and gave it an upbeat title was a means to life my own spirits. I found when I was cheerful and lifted the spirits of those I met in BlogLand I lifted my own spirits. I became Buttercup, and except for the few times I became my dark side blogger, Stinkweed, and I never looked back. 

This was the way I ended my first post on January 12, 2OO9:

 This year...the end of 2008 was a tough time. But it's a new year and I'm cultivating a new attitude. Instead of looking in the mirror and seeing someone -- me -- and thinking "Who is that tired, chubby, old looking woman?" I'm going to take on a buttercup attitude and attempt to see myself and the world in a happier and more upbeat way.

Here's to cheerful Buttercup. I know there will be many times that I may fall short, but I'm going to cultivate a buttercup attitude, which for 2O22, we will call cheerful.

I hope you'll join me tomorrow for Pink Saturday and throughout the new year. Next posts include a recap on the Journey of 1,OOO miles, No-Spending January and my latest art experience. 

As ever, thanks for visiting and every happy wish for the year ahead.