Patience.
My word for this year...the word I will focus on, the act I will become better at doing. My improvement will not happen overnight. It will be slow and subtle; but this time next year it will clearly be noticeable and accomplished. I will have more patience with my family, in dealing with my own faults, and in ignoring the things I cannot change.  Gaining perspective of this new friend, once seen as my enemy may be a bigger challenge than obtaining my nursing degrees. The journey has only just begun.