For the last 8-10 years I’ve chosen a word of the year. I’ll study the word, use it in my art journals, while looking up bible verses and synonyms for it. In the past, I’ve used words like strength, thrive and brave, For some reason the word abandon just came to me this year. It’s kind of an unusual word when you think about it. It can be used in different ways; like to abandon something, to leave it behind and never return to it or a more pleasant meaning, to do something with complete abandon, with exuberance, which implies a sense of freedom.