One Little Word 2009 & Giveaways

I think my word for the year will be PRESENT. As in, I won't just be with my kids, I'll be present in what they are doing. I won't just be at my job, I'll be present in what is going on around me. Whaddaya think?

I am deciding between the words GROW and CLEANSE. I love this idea, thanks for sharing.

My word for 2009 is PURPOSE. I think it will help me pay attention and work on simplifying my life. To do things with purpose, on purpose, and to the purpose, as well looking at the "things" in my life that no longer serve a purpose and can be let go.
Happy New Year!

I'm not completely sold yet, but I think my word is "achieve."
I've always liked it from what Walt Disney once said "Dream, Believe, Dare, Achieve" but this year it feels especially applicable as I am about to graduate from college (finally, and as a single mom), have started looking for full time work again, and am making plans to run a 10K and buy a house.
This year just feels like it holds completion of so many things I've been working towards the past few years.

My word for the year is PURPOSEFUL. I want to be purposeful about my time, my words, my thoughts, about my priorities and about what I eat. The word purposeful fits into my goals for the year and just works for me!

Peace
Hoping I can find Peace within myself and who i am and stop continually beating myself up!!!

Hi Ali,
My word this year is FAITH. Two family member are facing health issues this year so I need to have a lot of faith that God has a plan and that everything will be ok. I've always believed that if I don't have faith, then I don't have anything. Thanks for continuing to be an inspiration to all! Happy New Year from Chicago!

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I think Grace will be my word for 2009. It encompasses so much of my life right now. Thanks for the opportunity!

Still working on it. Captured a whole big list of your words from last year, and I was able to zero in on five--my goals for myself were far too vast to be encapsulated in one word. So perhaps I'll be looking for something like "decision" or "decisive" or "getting it done" rather than sitting in the cloud of uncertainty where I like to camp. Focus. Center. Simplify with pure intent. I've got a whole day to figure it out, so I'm good, right?
Thanks for getting me thinking in the right direction.

I love your idea for one little word. Last year my word was ABIDE. This year I am thinking DISCIPLINE! THanks

My word for 2009 is Believe. You have to velieve that you can survive that downs in life in order to make it. You have to believe that you can learn new things and you can do them. Every year we do a walk for march of Dimes and this year's team name is "believe". We believe that the money raised will help the future of babies and mothers.

Last year, my word was BEAUTIFY. And boy, did I ever follow that--I moved into a beautiful house in a beautiful neighborhood and built some amazingly beautiful friendships.
For 2009, my word is HEALTH. I am not making a resolution to lose weight or exercise more. I am going to focus on all aspects of my health, my family's health, my mental health, etc.

I haven't come up with my word yet. There are a few that I'd like to somehow condense. This is a great way to set the tone for your year though.

My word for 2009 is SHINE....as in I am going to SHINE in '09! I just feel like 2009 is going to be MY year....my year to shine. I don't know why or how or at what, but I just...know. 2008 (and 2007 for that matter) were so-so years. 2009 is going to be FABULOUS!!! That is my intention anyway.
Shine. I am going to shine in '09.

My word for 2009 will be COURAGE. Courage to start a new career. Courage to be myself and accept that is enough. Courage to let go of my worries.

I don't have my word yet, but since my goals for the new year including starting my son in a VE Pre-K class (he's 3) and going back to work, I am going to need a word to keep me really focused.
So far I'm thinking of the word PEACE as it is applied in the quote, "Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart." - because life doesn't seem to slow down, KWIM?
HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and your entire family,

Ali, you've been such an inspiration to me for the past few years, thank YOU! My word for 2008 was POTENTIAL and I'm going to keep that for 2009 too. I LOVE that word and it's helped me so much to refocus and become the person I know that I can be. :)

My word for 2009 is "peace" Peace within myself, family, work, and life in general. I think if more people had peace in their lives, the world would be a better place.

FOCUS I didn't pick it, it picked me. How can you go against that!? I have used this word in the last couple of scrapbook pages recently. So I will claim Focus. I want to focus on what is important (family, friends) and have a clear goal, an objective for myself. I need to quit floundering, stay the course, and just get things done.