Nine Words for April

I’ve been sitting with a list.

Nine words. All starting with A. And the more I sit with them, the more I think they’re relevant for every month, not just this one. They encapsulate the kind of life most of us are trying to build.

So let’s unpack them.

Alignment. Are you doing the thing, or are you doing the thing everyone expects you to do? There’s usually a gap between those two answers. April is a good time to look at it honestly.

Authenticity. Not the perfect or curated version. The one you’re willing to take responsibility for. The one that costs you something.

Audacity. Most of us don’t lack ability. We lack the willingness to begin without guarantees. We lack the belief that we deserve the things we want.

Acceptance. This one gets misread as passivity. It isn't. Acceptance is what frees up the energy you've been spending on fighting what already is, whether we like it or not, so you can use it on what comes next.

Abundance. Scarcity is often a lens, not a fact. The question worth asking is: what decisions would I make differently if I genuinely believed there was enough?

Adventure. It doesn’t have to be dramatic. Sometimes it’s just choosing the unfamiliar thing when the familiar one was perfectly available.

Awe. We forget, constantly, how strange and unlikely all of this is. Remembering, even briefly, has a way of rearranging your priorities.

Aliveness. Not productivity. Not accomplishments. The feeling of being fully present in your own life. It’s worth noticing when it’s there, and worth asking why when it isn’t.

Answers. Some are waiting at the end of a hard conversation. Some at the end of a long walk. Some won’t come this month. But the questions are still worth asking.

Nine words. One month. Pick one. Start there.

That’s enough.

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