January 1st, 2010 / 10:04 pm
Behind the Scenes

2010 is the Year Of …

2007 was the Year of the Fact. 2007 was the Year of the Bus.

2008 was the Year of the Body. 2008 was the Year of the Future.

2009 was the Year of Lagom.

This is my alternative to resolutions. Sometime in January, usually within the first few days, I settle on a key word or two for the coming year. It is perhaps a bit like a resolution, as I hope that the words guide the year somewhat, but this guidance is pretty undefined, and the year may work in reaction to the word. The Year of the Bus was probably closest to a resolution–I planned to ride the bus more, and I did.

Lagom is a word I learned at a Unitarian church that I thought about joining (I took a lover instead). It is translated from the Swedish as “enough” or “in moderation,” but lagom isn’t just enough; it’s enough plus some. Enough is only enough to survive on; lagom is enough to live on and be well. Everything in moderation, including moderation.

Year of is also less personal, less private. It doesn’t belong to me, though other people may disagree about what it’s the year of, certainly. I am not going to specify how I came up with this Year Of; you can fill in your own blanks, if you decide that you agree. And without further ado:

2010 is the Year of the Program.

2010 is the Year of the Filter.

Tags: ,

22 Comments

  1. jensen

      lagom!

  2. jensen

      lagom!

  3. Sean

      The filter I agree. We aren’t getting “more” information, we are getting the information exactly we want, as in filtered. And very dangerous.

      2010 is the year of only ingesting what we already like to eat.

  4. Sean

      The filter I agree. We aren’t getting “more” information, we are getting the information exactly we want, as in filtered. And very dangerous.

      2010 is the year of only ingesting what we already like to eat.

  5. isaac estep

      2010 is definitely the year of the Program.

  6. isaac estep

      2010 is definitely the year of the Program.

  7. Paul

      TIGGER!!!!

  8. Paul

      TIGGER!!!!

  9. Stu

      2010 is the year of unkept promises.

  10. Stu

      2010 is the year of unkept promises.

  11. David

      the program, the filter, i like that. sign me up to that definition.

  12. David

      the program, the filter, i like that. sign me up to that definition.

  13. Nicolle Elizabeth

      no puking
      it is the year of no puking

  14. Nicolle Elizabeth

      no puking
      it is the year of no puking

  15. Ken Baumann

      The Year of Scale

  16. Ken Baumann

      The Year of Scale

  17. ryan

      year of the mantra

  18. ryan

      year of the mantra

  19. Amy McDaniel

      i like that

  20. Amy McDaniel

      i like that

  21. anna

      i declared at midnight 2010 the year of booyah.
      and i have no idea how to take it back, so i think im gonna have to go with it.

  22. anna

      i declared at midnight 2010 the year of booyah.
      and i have no idea how to take it back, so i think im gonna have to go with it.