One Little Word 2011 | A Reading Of The Words
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My friend Liz did something special and unexpected for me yesterday: she sent me an email with a voice recording of herself reading all the 2011 words (listed on my blog up until about mid-day pacific time yesterday).
She decided to do it because she thought I might not have read them aloud (which I hadn't) and that it might be something I'd like to listen to while I work to soak up a bit of each word.
I pushed play and I was overcome with emotion.
Hearing all those words read aloud was just awesome. Imagining the potential of each of those words in each one of your lives was pure magic.
She ended her email by saying, "I love that your readers have created a poem of possibility."
Here's Liz reading the list of words (again, it's just the words listed about half-way through the day yesterday):
words from liz lamoreux (click to play)
Maybe we each need to take a couple minutes and read them aloud to ourselves as a way of really honoring the collective spirit of possibility.
Liz also makes awesome jewelry available through her etsy site. Check out the (whispered) soul mantra lockets like the one I purchased above. She's also got a great new book called Inner Excavation (which I mentioned I was reading last week) and she runs Be Present Retreats here in Oregon.
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This is powerful. Beautiful gift...thanks for sharing it.
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Simply beautiful. My thanks.
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Thanks for sharing.
Lovely voice.
Awesome list!
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I've read the words aloud every year whenever you post them!
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WOW!
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That was Beautiful Liz and Ali,
thank you so much for sharing.
Ali, would it be ok if I put the wordle and the poem into my blog when I talk about my word - rhythym?
How do I do that??
Thank you again
Sarah
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Hi Sarah - the wordle you can access by going here: http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2936937/Untitled
The audio can by holding down option and clicking with your mouse on the link (it will go to where-ever downloads go on your computer).
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A grateful heart thanks you both for such a vigorous beginning to a new year of creativity and blessing.
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love liz. love her voice. her wisdom. her talent. i was blessed to attend a BE PRESENT retreat a year ago last october. her first one. it was wonderful. thank you for the encouragement of the ONE WORD.
xo
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Ohmigod! I now know what my word is - it wasn't until I heard Liz voice ALLOW that I knew - I just knew - that was my word! thank you x
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What an awesome friend! Call me crazy but I got tears in my eyes listening to these words. Because they're not just words, they have such meaning and determination behind them! Love it! 'Course my hubby said, what are you listening to?
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Liz is amazing... as are you, Ali! I've been thinking of you--I'm out in Eugene visiting my sister and have been half expecting to bump into you at Full City (how fun that would be!)
My word for this year is FRUITION.
I picked a word last year because of your post about it--and found it to be so much more meaningful than defining resolutions... xoxo.
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I would have LOVED to run into you Christina :).
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I feel so connected to everyone! It was very powerful to hear all the words spoken.
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what a wonderful recording to listen to while crafting. beautiful voice and powerful words....thanks for sharing
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Oh yes. I have been ruminating on my word for weeks. Listening to this and I know what it is!! Oh. So. Awesome! to hear those words read aloud. So eloquently. Thanks. My word (in case you were wondering! lol!) is Better.
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Thats awesome! One of my best friends, Katie, gave me this cool Christmas present that was a big book full of tons of quotes that we've shared, pictures she's drawn for me, and notes that she wrote to me. Coolest present ever.
We have the same name. That's pretty sweet.
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Thank you! This is a wonderful recording, full of inspiration and hope for a new tomorrow.
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That was just the loveliest 6 minutes of my day. Thank you!
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I was listening just as my daughter came into my room. We have been struggling and I just held her and we listened together. Words have the power to heal- thank you so much for sharing.
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I just listened, and it indeed sounds like a poem and is very powerful and emotional
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T*H*A*N*K Y*O*U...
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