steady

 steady

word of intention for 2024

steady

adjective: 

• firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving
• not faltering or wavering; controlled
• regular, even, and continuous in development, frequency, or intensity
• not changing; regular or established
• (of a person) sensible, reliable, and self-restrained

verb:

• make or become steady

reflect

 word of intention for 2023

reflect

transitive verb:

• to prevent passage of and cause to change direction
• to give back or exhibit as an image, likeness, or outline (mirror)
• to bring or cast as a result
• to make manifest or apparent (show)
• realize, consider

intransitive verb:

• to throw back light or sound
• to think quietly and calmly
• to have a bearing or influence

reflect suggests unhurried consideration of something recalled to the mind

“reflect,” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reflect. Accessed 1/3/2023.