Trust me?

What's your word for 2025?

For me, it's TRUST. As 2024 was ending, I started thinking about what my word would be this year. Truth be told, I've picked out words in the past, but have never given it as much weight as I am right now. But this year, it felt like I needed an anchor to guide me through this season of life. I can't remember exactly when and how I picked it, but it came to me as I thought about how much I second guessed myself throughout 2024. So I knew that had to change.

To me, trust is about learning to let go of control and leaning into faith. My faith in God is my guiding force, but it gets overshadowed by a lot of self-doubt at times. So this year, trusting in God is believing that things will happen in their own time and that I’m exactly where I’m meant to be.

I joined a workshop with Anna Rapp from the Heart Centered Entrepreneur last week, and she walked us through an exercise on how to incorporate our word of the year in different areas of life. I have since then revisited my notes from that day quite a few times, and it has made me realize that in my work as a professional organizer, trust has a different meaning. It now becomes about my clients' trust in me.

Every time a client opens their door to me, they’re placing their trust in me to help them navigate through the challenges of clutter and disorganization. They are trusting me to not judge where they're at and to provide support as they face this overwhelm. They trust me to bring hope, peace, and clarity to their home and their life.

I shared a post on Instagram about my word of the year, and in it, I mentioned that I don't take your trust lightly. That's because when we are decluttering, it can be an emotional and deeply personal journey. And as someone who's been there before, I understand how hard it can be to let go of both physical items and the emotions tied to them. But trust is the foundation of the work I do. Because in trusting our decision to let go, it pushes us toward change. It allows us to move forward so we can create space (literally and emotionally) and welcome something new into our lives. So when you invite me into your space, I see it as more than just organizing your space. It becomes my mission to support you in creating a space that feels lighter, calmer, healing, freeing, and peaceful.

Choosing trust as my word of the year isn’t just about the work I do, though. Trusting myself to navigate challenges, to follow my intuition, and believing that the clients I am meant to serve will find me is all part of the deal. It’s my reminder to let go of the need to control everything and embrace the chaos and messiness life brings sometimes...even when "life be lifing."

The statement that embodies my word of the year came from the exercise with Anna, and it's this:

Because I fully embody my word of the year, TRUST, I feel secure in my financial future, confident in my decisions, and open to receiving abundance. I trust the process, let go of scarcity, and embrace opportunities with courage and gratitude. Trust empowers me to live boldly, make meaningful connections, and create a life that aligns with my values, my dreams, and God's plans for my life.

So tell me, what are you trusting this year?

I’d love to know what trust means to you. Are you leaning into it this year, or do you have a different word guiding you?