One Little Word 2010

Hi Ali
My word for 2010 is going to be BELIEVE. Believe that I can eat healthy and get back to my weight watchers goal. BELIEVE that I can have more patience with my 6 and 3 year old on a daily bases. BELIEVE that everything will work out in the end and BELIEVE that life is good.
Kathy
Australia

"RE-DIRECT" - that is the word I am choosing for myself. After 4 years of having 3 shoulder surgeries, moving 3 times, changing jobs 3 times (due to the moves), and still living with tons of boxes in the house I feel lost, overwhelmed and soooo far behind (and that applies to my scrapbooking as well). I used to be the most organized person and my house reflects that. Now is looks like I reconstruct scenes from World Wars throughout my house. With the surgeries my love & passion for working out & eating clean subsided because the workouts hurt. With the new nerve pain killers I was put on, weight gain & slowed metabolism came on...and with my lose of passion for working out (AND MIND YOU, I work in the fitness and athletics business and was training for a fitness competition when I was hurt) - well, you know where that is going. So this year, 2010, I need to re-direct. Which means I need to re-prioritize, re-organize, re-evaluate, and re-work every aspect of my life. My files need to be kept up to date and back in an orderly fashion, the stack by my bed (on the floor) needs to be gone, my scrap room needs to be usable (a bomb went off in there), my house needs to be attended to & cleaned more often, my passion & desire for working out & eating clean MUST be re-instated, I have to go through all the boxes in the house & throw out what I don't use, and I need to find happiness again. I have felt so overwhelmed and lost that I am miserable with myself for letting it get this far out of hand. So there is a book on my word!

My word is ACCEPTANCE. I like what you have kept saying that we don't have to be perfect in our scrapbooking in YesterdayToday. I was never praised, only criticized, growing up because my mother wanted me to strive for perfection. So, I am going to be more about accepting of things I make,and accepting of medical diagnoses and just enjoy life anyhow. It could also be called Embrace, but I think I'll go with acceptance. My word for last year was Grace.

For me, 2009 was a year of great CHANGE. At times, it was difficult to embrace. I moved - twice. Lost my husband of only one year to cancer. Changed jobs. Lost "friends." Found old friends. Made new friends. Helped my daughter start high school. And began my life again.
My word for 2010 will be HARMONY.

I really really like to read your blog. You give me energetic & rejoicing day after reading your blog in the morning. It seems my habit everyday. Being SAHM & home-base mom, it is not easy when you have two kids at home. If you don't have too much energy or any mood in the morning. You couldn't stay your good mood in your whole day. So, I would like to pick my word this year is "Enjoy".

my word this year will be focus.
focus, focus, focus. come on girl, i can do this! :)

My word for the new year is unity. You can't get very far in a family without it.

Great idea. I let go of the "New Year's Resolution" years ago. One word is much more meaningful in my thoughts.
Intentionality ~ yup.

I have thought about this for forever ... well, since you posted it! LOL! I wanted a word that meant "Get Up and Do It" ... but it seemed hurried and un-serene. Then it hit me .. it's not one word but I already love it! GRACEFUL PRODUCTIVITY (Makes me want to create beautiful things and do so with a loving heart.) I'm so happy now that I've chosen my "one little phrase"!!!

My word is Change! Last year I owned a scrapbook store,now I don't. Last year my Husband had a job, now he doesn't. Last year my husband could still get around (He has Muscular Dystrophy), now not as much. Last year I babysat my two grandaughters everyday, I will continue this year but they will also go to Preschool. I am looking at the changes as positive things, difficult to deal with initially, but leading our lives into new adventures.

My heart goes out to you. What an amount of "change" to handle in one year. I hope that this new year will bring you the peace and harmony you desire.

This is my second year selecting a word. I shared this idea with my teaching peers last year and they loved it!
Last year, my work was PEACE. This year I am choosing BALANCE - making sure that work and family each get the amount of time that they need. My son is in 9th grade this year and my daughter is in 6th grade...I need to enjoy every moment with them. It hit me all of a sudden a couple of months ago that my son will be in college in 3 years!!
I love reading everyone else's choices and the reasons for them.

WOW, last year my word was SELF. My goal was to define me in my first year of the empty nest phase of my life. I was kicking and screaming and hating it the whole year. For 2010 my word will be EMBARK. This word is an action word compared to last year's stationary word. That means I have to get off my butt.I intend to embark on the journey to the new me. ms.cheryl

This is new to me, but I'd really like to do this too. My word is "Enough." I seem to be constantly grasping for more of everything - most recently I was absolutely greedy for more Christmas papers! It often way more than I can really use. I eat too much food. Watch too much TV. Try to keep up with too many friends. Buy too much, too often. Try to give more and more of myself, then berate myself for failing. Whatever I do, I tend to do too much. I don't seem to recognize the concept of enough, so I'm going to be watching for it.
I'm taking as my inspiration some Bible verses:
Exodus 16:4 Then the LORD said to Moses, "I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions.
Job 15:11 Are God's consolations not enough for you, works spoken gently to you.

My word for 2010 is present; as in being present in the moment and in my life. I've noticed that I spend a lot of time multi-tasking. When I am working on one thing I am always thinking about other things that need to be accomplished. This year I want to unitask and be present for each moment.

My word wil be constancy. I realise I tend to be a firecracker - initially firing off in all directions full of enthusiasm and then suddenly burning out or shooting off in another direction leaving unfinished business behind. Half-finished craft projects, neglected friendships, unused gym memberships all testify to this. This year I am going to focus on quietly and steadily completing projects, regularly contacting friends and faithfully maintaining the healthy lifestyle habits I already have. Calm and serenity can be mine if I practice constancy. Thanks Ali for the prompt to consider this each year.

SIMPLIFY
I need to simplify so many aspects of my life. I think if I can stay focussed on this word I can look forward to a slower, simpler, saner life.

This is my first year of 'one little word' and I had no idea what word to use until I read Colleen's word for last year - and it just spoke to me. So my word for this year is GRACE! Thanks for the inspiration Ali, and thanks Colleen.

Thank you Colleen, your post has inspired my word for this year. I was looking for a word to describe what I need to 'do' - that isn’t even the right way to explain it, but GRACE is the word for me. Thanks

I'm brand new here and just heard about the Ali word from someone who will be joining me an online goal setting (and achieving) workshop. I think this is a great idea and plan to link here (if you don't mind) from the blog I recently started actually posting to.
My word for 2010 is AUTHENTIC. I've spent most of my life being what other people wanted and needed. With my diagnosis with fibromyalgia earlier this year, I've had to start really thinking about what I want and need. As I continue to explore that, living authentically will be key.