Word up: Replacing resolutions with intention

Choosing a word of the year to cultivate focus and reinforce growth

May your year sparkle as brightly as you do.

I stopped setting New Year’s resolutions around the same time I realized spending $200 for free-flowing champagne at a hotel party was a Hunger Games-esque exercise in maneuvering through throngs of revelers just to lay hands on a treacly, hangover-promising cocktail. 

Resolutions, I decided, were a setup for a…