New year, new word (2024 edition)

Today is about you, reader.

Do you have a word/verse/idea for the fresh year? What is it? And why?

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Here's what I've got for 2024:

Somewhere between viewings of Five Star Christmas and Love Actually, right after I padded to the kitchen for yet another krumkake, I got an early New Year’s gift, my word for 2024. It came as a directive in all caps with an exclamation point driving home its urgency.

EYES FORWARD!

I guess I’m setting aside present distractions and switching my gaze off of the past. Time to zero in on what’s in front of me. It makes me think there’s something notable ahead.

Of course there is.

No, my word for the year isn’t krumkake, but here’s a pic of the Norwegian treat anyway. (Mom made us three batches.)