One Little Word 2010

Ali - My word for 2009 was journey and it really defined the year. Have been thinking about my word for 2010 over the past few days and want to go with CREATE. I want to create more original work: quilts, scrapbooking albums, little books, ATCs, mixed media pieces, photos, drawings, and anything else I can imagine!
Thanks for all the inspiration,
Mary

My word last year was "AWAKE"-awake to the many blessings in my life, awake to the simple things in my life that I miss every day due to distraction, busyness, etc.. This year, my word is "FLOURISH". I want to live in such a way that I will flourish spiritually, physically, artistically, relationally and mentally so that ultimately I might be a blessing to others.

After a lot of pondering I think I have decided on Gratitude= Grateful + attitude - I definately want to be thankful and present in my daily life for all my blessings. Last year was be happy and 08 was simplify. I think I will keep a gratitude journal and am planning an inspired art project to hang in my home as a friendly reminder. Thank you for continueing to inspire and challenge me. I am grateful!

**DO**
After much deliberation (lol) I have decided my word for this year is DO, as in stop thinking about it and start doing it!
KazT

I just found your Blog in a link from Everyday Life of a Stay At Home Mom. I love your site and will be visiting often. My word for 2010 is GROWTH...I have had a rough 2009 and now I need to move forward and GROW~ Thanks for such an inspiring blog.

my word for 2010 is "abundance". i want to celebrate abundace in all areas of my life. being grateful for all that i have for having a beautiful life. i welcome abundance of love into my life, abundace of loving relationship with my husband and our families, abundance of good health, abundance of joy, abundance of wonderful opportunities to expand my creativity, abundance of support, abundance of finance and many more.
happy new year to you and family.
thank you for being you.

This is fun! I enjoyed reading through a ton of the (ton of) comments -- My word for 2010 is GROW. I want my heart to continue to grow, my circle of friends, my business, my life to grow throughout the year!
Thanks for this!!

I teach junior English and would love to borrow your lesson plan. Sounds like a great way to kick off the new semester next Monday!

My word is ME. As a mother of two preschoolers I don't find time, do a lot of the things or have the energy for what I want to do. I think I will be a better person if I take time to focus on ME in 2010.
Thanks for challenging and inspiring me.

I can't remember if I added my word here or not...
2010 for me....is FEARLESS
for all I plan to do.... fulfilling dreams and embracing all that life has to offer..... my 39th year of life I want to live it to the fullest!

As for me, my word for 2010 is APPRECIATE. Too often, I take for granted the many things that the Lord has provided for me. I take for granted the incredible man to whom I am married and the two beautiful children who call me "mom". There are many other things that I oft times take for granted. So, I hope to more fully appreciate each of the blessings in my life.

I'd love your lesson plan too! Please share :) rslove@wowway.com

thanks for sharing this link. I want to make my image one that I can be happy living in. Right now I live in too much skin, time to shed this weight and feel better about myself. I am going to give this a genuine effort. If it is for the Lord that may be the incentive I need.

My word is Organize. I thought of many others but as I thought and thought I keep coming back to this one because if I can focus on organize it will take care of all the other words that I had considered. I find it amazing how being organized can affect every aspect of life. Like time, entertaining, freedom, respect...I could go on and on. Thank you for this wonderful idea. Here is to a possitive (another word I considered) and Happy New Year. God Bless

I chose my word and ordered my necklace! My word for 2010 is: CREATE. I want to focus on expanding my creativity to help me be more frugal in the coming year. ie: I will make gifts instead of purchasing them; I will use up the craft supplies, fabrics, etc. that I have before purchasing new supplies; recycle household objects for craft time with my kids instead of spending a fortune at craft stores..... So that's my plan for 2010!!! Thank you for the inspiration!

I have chosen mine MOVE FORWARD I feel that the time has come to move forward in so many areas of my life, there are things that need to be left behind to help me move forward in others. Our family needs to map out some plans to help us to move forward together.
Thankyou so much for sharing this with us each year Ali xx

I have chosen a word each year as well. I have been doing this for a while and now am putting it all in my blog. I love it. It really is a springboard for newness in my life every year. This year's word is inspiration. I want to be an inspiration to others and I want to draw my inspiration from all that is around me. God gives us so many things that can inspire us if we just focused on them all of the time--how blessed we will be. 2010 is a year of inspiration for me. Happy New Year.

My word is PLAY. I am a perfectionist and I think the stress of making everything perfect takes the fun out of many things. This year I want to play - with my kids (instead of working on school stuff every night), with my preschool students during the day and with creativity (letting go of perfectionism and the dream of EVER catching up on my scrapbooking!)

PATIENCE...with myself, others, and God's plan for my life!

I have pondered a short list of words before finally settling on what I wanted to use. I used FOCUS in 2008, GENTLE in 2009 and my word for 2010 will be KINDNESS.