One Little Word® 2016 | The Reading Of The Words
As has become tradition, I've once again invited Liz Lamoreux to read the words for us.
Click here to listen to Liz read the words for 2016.
I love hearing them all out loud.
The large word in the main photo at the top of this post was created for me by my lovely friend Colleen Attara (my "Be Amazing" sweater is from Old Navy a couple of years ago). If you are looking for something smaller check out the custom acrylic words I'm offering (hand-drawn by me) this year in the shop - choose between white or black. People have been ordering family names, places, and other special words as well as their word for 2016.
Also, there is absolutely still time to join the One Little Word® workshop if you are interested in making your word visible this year and sharing the journey with others.
Here is the collected list as of the morning of 1/4/15:
Accept
Acceptance
Achieve
Add
Adventure
Align
All in
Allow
Anchor
And/&
Awe
Balance
Be
Begin
Believe
Better
Bloom
Bold
Boundaries
Brave
Breathe
Bright
Build
Capture
Care
Celebrate
Challenge
Change
Cherish
Choose
Comeback
Committed
Compassion
Complete
Completion
Compose
Connect
Courage
Create
Cultivate
Dapper (Dutch for brave)
Decrease
Delight
Devote
Discipline
Do
Dwell
Embody
Embrace
Emerge
Enjoy
Enough
Epicurian
Experience
Experiment
Explore
Faithful
Flourish
Fly
Focus
Forge
Forward
Fountain, not a drain.
Free
Freedom
Fresh
Future
Gainz
Generous
Gently
Give
Go
Goals
Grace
Grow
Habit
Happiness
Happy
Heart
Home
Honest
Immersion
Intention
Intentional
Intrepid
Invest
Journey
Joy
Learn
Less
Light
Listen
Love
Magic
Make
Margin
Meaningful
Mercy
Metanoia
Mindful
Mindfulness
Misericorde (Mercy)
Moment
More
Move
Must
Myself
Nourish
Nurture
Open
Order
Patience
Peace
Persevere
Play
Positiv
Practice
Prayer
Prepare
Present
Progress
Purge
Purpose
Quiet
Reduce
Refresh
Release
Renew
Renovate
Reset
Revive
Rise
Saba (Hebrew for “to be satisfied”)
Seek
Selah
Self-love
Share
Shine
Show up
Simple
Simplify
Sing
Smile
Solace
Soul
Space
Sparkle
Speak
Stark (German for “strong’)
Strengthen
Strive
Strong
Surrender
Thrive
Time
Treasure
True
Trust
Understand
Value
Wander
wAnder/wOnder
Wellness
Whole
Wholehearted
Wild
Wisdom
Work
Wow
Zuversicht (German for Reliance or Confidence)
Mine is Action. So far, it's a good word, since we decided to move out of state at the end of January.
Hi Beth, my word is "Action" too! I just need to throw off the shackles of my own laziness and get shit done. I have so many plans and ambitions, but I just let them be, without doing anything about them. This year, little by little, I am getting into "action" mode, and making things happen. Good luck to you with your word!
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My word is LIMIT :)
'Every limit is a beginning as well as an ending'
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Ali
I liked to read this list.
This year I didn't sign up for the workshop One Little Word. I did it last year and thought , as I hadn't done anything , it was a complete failure for me. My 2015 word was BE. When I thought about this word, I was going to forget me , forbade me to do things or thought not to be able to do those things. Too many fears (new places, new people, what if I fail, what do people think about me..). I needed to BE brave, feminine, aware of who I am...
After 3 months and nothing jotted down, I said to myself "ok this is not for me, I can't write anything" But was still looking at the lessons. Later, I thought "perhaps I haven't CHOOSE the right word. Perhaps CHOOSE should be my word (another fear: what if I'm making the wrong choice)." Then (a couple months later), you write posts for the 2016 OLW. I bought the gold and creme album with the idea of not using it for OLW because I would not do OLW. The word CHOOSE reappeared, trotting in my head. But I chose not to do OLW.
By reading these words , I thought about this choice and the past year. Last year, I met new people, went to new places, was more feminine (as I used to be in the past), I allowed myself to do more, thinking "I can do this". I even drove alone for 7 hours to go to a place I did not know, full of unknown people (crop EA in Montpellier). And I'm really glad I did. I will never thank you enough for that because if you hadn't been there, I wouldn't probably have done it.
Finally this is not a complete failure.
This is not a failure and now it's time to be a CHOOSER.
Thank you
Virginie
ps: sorry if I'm not clear
I'm so glad you showed up in Montpellier too!
Ah thank you!
Thanks for sharing. You are so brave to meet new people, go new places (drive for 7hrs? Awesome!), and do new things. Awesome. You go,Virginie!
Thank you Michelle.
Best wishes!
You showed up, Virginie. You did it! You're amazing. All the best to you. <3
Thank you BronwenC! All the best to you too!
You're never a failure even if you feel you fail at certain things. Be kind to you. <3
Thank you Cookingmylife
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There is power in hearing these words out loud! Thank you Liz for reading them again!!
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Mine is Transform. I added it to the FB Group but never commented here!
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Thanks Ali, for compiling the list and to your friend, Liz, for reading them. I agree it is powerful to hear them. Michelle t
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My word is NOW and I'd like to enjoy my life fully and focus on happiness right in front of me.
Ali, can I ask where the list of words above were collected? I wasn't sure where to mention my word to be in the list. Thanks!
Hi - these are from this post: http://aliedwards.com/2015/12/one-little-word-2016-whole
Thanks!
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My word is healthy. I need to focus on getting my body and mind healthy this year. This is the perfect opportunity to do just that. I am so happy I found OLW.
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My word is ACT. I put it on the FB group but not here.
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My word is already on the list, nurture. I'm really looking forward to doing this project!!!
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My word is AUTHENTICITY. I also added it to the FB list.
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Hi Ali, I love seeing and hearing many different One Little Words. A few days ago and just in time for the new year, I first learned about your OLW project through Elise's podcast (it's my favorite :) ). I was stuck briefly until OLW hit me: Leap. I don't see it on your list, and that excites me AND freaks me out - ha! On my blog, I wrote about why I chose it and the excitement it's generated so far. I'm attempting to transition into a creative career as a solo-preneur, and I think "leap" will be the kick on the booty that I'll need - often - in 2016. I think I'll order an acrylic mini of it and maybe sign up for the class too so that I can give and receive support and share in the OLW journey with the community. Thanks for this. :) ~Jules
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This is my first time joining OLW, and I'm excited for the adventure. My word is Fearless.
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Me too! Mine is healthy.
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My word is confidence.
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My word is aim-so much symbolism and possibility in this word for me!
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Hello!
My word? REVOLUTION! :)
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It is amazing to hear all all of the words read aloud. Liz is very relaxing to listen to
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Hello Ali
Mine is CARPE DIEM... I posted it in the forum but don't see it in the list;-) Thanks for this incredible course
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My word Is still me being torn between PROSPER and PROSPERITY. I wasn't going to mention it because I thought it would be on the list but it's not this year. I took a couple years off but am happy to be back!
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How on earth did I not think of getting other words/names as well?!? That's brilliant! Totally going to get my kids names for their baby books :)
Totally agree!!!!! Clever idea!
Another Liam for me Ali!! :)
Awesome :)
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It's like meditation to listen to Liz reading the words, - meditate - probably my word for next year. This year I registered the first time for OLW - my word is kindness. It makes already a difference to follow and work through the lessons. It's my first online-class, too and the content/videos/explanations are greatly prepared. I am really excited to be on this journey and hope to stay on track.
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Hi Ali,
What a wonderful idea! I want to order 2 different words, but I seem to be able to only order them individually, thereby getting a double shipping charge. Is there something I am doing wrong? Thanks for your help.
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What is the best way to adhere these acrylic words to a scrapbook page? Thanks all!
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My word, again, is space. I've made progress and I want to continue - clearing away the unnecessary for ..whatever may come!
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