an end + a beginning + my word

My Word for 2008 is GROW. I want to grow my walk with Christ. Grow my friendships. Grow my health. Grow my ministry at church. Grow my scrapbook albums. Grow my knowledge of photography. Grow my swim distance. Grow my relationships with my husband and kids. Grow my knowledge of meteorology. Grow my creativity. Grow some vegetables. Grow my snowman collection. Sounds good.

Wow. I *just* published my
post on this topic. Titled "one foot. then the other foot."
Sharing a brain today? I hope you feel better and Happy New Year!

I hadn't really thought about it until I read your post but my word for 2008 came IMMEDIATELY to mind as I read it. My word for 2008...
LIVE!
I need to LIVE my life! Not just sit back and let my life pass me by! LIVE it!

I love this idea! This is a word that has been on my mind for many years, actually. Yet, I've had a hard time really putting it into action. This is the year for it.
My word is DARE.
Dare to be myself and not try to be anyone else.
Dare to do my own thing and feel good about it.
Dare to stand up for what I know is right.
Dare to learn more and try more and feel more and love more.
Sounds scary, but I'm ready for it! 2008 here I come!

My word for this year is "Breathe"... I'm constantly on the go whether it be work or running the kids to and from their activities! I worry about the big things, the little things, and things not done... I never take the time to just relax, soak in the things around me and "Breathe"!!

i just wrote about my word here: http://dunlopdesigns.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/hello-world/
love how you cleared your boards for a fresh start. i need to do that!

my word is ATTITUDE
{vicki}

My word has got to be SIMPLIFY. I've got too much baggage weighing me down and holding me back from whats ahead of me. 2007 was a big year in that I had to find me feet again after my unexpected divorce. That and now finding myself as a single mom and starting over in a new country has brought a whole heap bagagge that I'm so keen to leave behind me. Its been a little too heavy lately. It's time to SIMPLFY and hopefully I start to move forward again.

My word for the year is...SIMPLIFY! After getting married a little over a year ago and with me working for a fashion brand, we have accumulated quite a bit of "stuff". My goal is to simplify my life by purging and organizing!!

My word for 2007 was focus, in 2008 it will be GROWTH. Lots of things happened in 2007 and the past few months have been a true journey.
Growth in myself, my values and beliefs taking time to "just be", meditate and get back to simply being in the moment.
Growth in my scrapbooking, trying new things (and not just in scrapbooking!). New ventures, new teams, new opportunities. Pushing myself.
Growth because I want 2008 to be the year I reclaim my garden and landscape it. I plan to have a little veggie garden and make us a little more self sufficient with our own organic fruits and vegetables.
Growth because for the last 6 years I've been unable to work due to visa restrictions and now we have our greencard to work in the USA and I am ready! I have no limits now. I am free to do whatever I wish in this land of opportunity, and I'm ready to grow into this new life!
thanks so much for the prompt!

My word is deliberate.
adj.
Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional.
Arising from or marked by careful consideration: a deliberate decision. Unhurried in action, movement, or manner, as if trying to avoid error: moved at a deliberate pace.
v.intr.
To think carefully and often slowly, as about a choice to be made.
To consult with another or others in a process of reaching a decision.
v.tr.
To consider (a matter) carefully and often slowly, as by weighing alternatives.
Peace, Mary Kate

Now that is a great word.
Vitality.
Must think about what mine will be.

This is going to be such a great challenge to do the whole year!
My word for 2008 is NOW
Be here in the present Now. Enjoy what I have Now. Be grateful for Now. And of course do things Now not later - no more procrastinating! Now I'm off to clean off my bulletin board, Now :)

Hi Ali,
Hope you are feeling better today. I've just recently started reading your blog and throughly enjoy it!
I love your idea of choosing a word each year, so, for 2008, I've chosen JOY. There are many things going on in my life right now beyond my influence. However, I can still choose JOY in the midst of it all. I saw a quote once that said "Life is not the way it is supposed to be. The way you react to it is what makes the difference." So, my goal for 2008 is to react JOYOUSLY. Thank you for the inspiration!

My word is BELIEVE
I want to BELIEVE in my self..that I can get things accomplished this year.
BELIEVE in others
Strenghten my belief in God (ok so its not the exact word)
Here's to a year of BELIEVING

Great word...looking forward to seeing how it works out in your life!
My word is TODAY. Your today stamp will come in handy this year, I think! I spend so much time planning for the future...classes, travel, details, etc. that I sometimes miss out on today. Also, the tomorrows sometimes seem overwhelming, but I can handle today!

I have put alot of thought into what I thought my word for 2008 should be, and I have decided that "ENJOY" is it.
I need to slow down and Enjoy my life, kids, husband, work, art, my day-to-day, my everything.
There were many other words to choose from, but I think for my Enjoy is the word that all around fits what I want my life to be this coming year.
Thanks for your inspiration!

Without reading everyone's chosen words so if I duplicate, it's by accident, I'm picking: vibrance
Chosen Definition: exciting; stimulating; lively
Yep. That's me. Or what I strive to be.
Once again, you speak to me Ali.
I've once again linked to you on my blog...

I just blogged about my word for the year...Thanks for the inspiration! My word for the yer is DO...I love that it is an action word...I love the thought of applying the word to my life with a new "light" on it!
LOVE you ali...I can't wait for what 2008 has instore...Love knowing we have things we will be "doing" together!
kiss kiss
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My word this year is REINVENTION. I blogged about it last night!