You’re So Basic

Basic is my word for the year. It’s an insult if you’re under 35. 

“You’re so basic” said with a tone of contempt means you're probably being roasted. In the short run, you could be considered basic for ordering a pumpkin spice latte or walking around with a selfie stick.  You would be considered “basic” for being mainstream and unoriginal. Shame.

If you expand the timeline, being basic has its upside.  In the long run, basic refers to things that work and have always worked. 

Like: 

• Writing love notes to your wife

• Reading your Bible every day

• Giving someone a meaningful compliment

• Carrying a handkerchief and offering it to someone who needs it 

• Working hard instead of looking for a hack

• Smiling when you walk into a room

• Early to bed/early to rise

• Exercising and eating right

I’ve been setting aside the basics as being unoriginal, but not this year.  This year will be about getting back to the fundamentals of love, kindness, hard work, and determination.

This year I hope someone accuses me of being basic.  

What’s your word this year?