One Little Word 2012 | The Words
Thank you so much for sharing your words in the comments of my first 2012 One Little Word post.
The comments, as always, are so uplifting and inspiring. If you don't see your word included below please leave it in the comments and I'm happy to add it to this list.
Here's the collected words for 2012 (updated 11pm Pacific on 1/2/11):
abide
abundance
accept
achieve
acknowledgment
act
action
active
adapt
adventure
ahead
alignment
anew
animate
anything
aperture
apologize
appreciate
aroha
art
artful
assuage
attention
attitude
authentic
awake
balance
bathroom
be
be
begin
behold
believe
better
bloom
blossom
body
bold
brave
bravery
breakthrough
breathe
bright
build
butterfly
calm
can
care
carpe diem
celebrate
challenge
change
changes
charge
cherish
choice
choose
clarity
clean
clear
closure
comfort
commit
commitment
complete
confidence
connect
conscientious
consistent
content
control
core
courage
create
cultivate
curious
dare
decide
dedication
deep
deeper
define
deliberate
delight
deserving
design
determination
develop
direction
discipline
discover
distance
do
document
dream
easy
economical
efficient
eliminate
embrace
emerge
empower
energy
engage
engender
enjoy
enough
equilibrium
everyday
evolve
exercise
exhilarate
expand
experience
explore
express
faith
faithful
faithfulness
family
fear
fearless
feel
find
finish
fit
float
flourish
flower
fly
focus
forge
forgiveness
fortify
forward
free
fresh
fulfill
fulfilled
future
generous
gentle
gift
give
glow
go
goal
grace
gracious
grateful
gratitude
gravity
grow
gumption
happiness
happy
harmony
heal
healthy
heart
hello
help
home
hope
hopeful
humble
ignite
illuminate
imagination
imagine
improve
in
inspire
integrity
intent
intention
intentional
intuition
invigorate
invite
involved
join
journey
joy
jump
kindness
kitchen-table
laugh
leap
learn
less
life
lift
light
lighten
limitless
listen
live
lose
love
loved
loving
loyalty
madness
magic
magnify
make
manage
me
melt
mind
mindful
mission
moderation
moment
money
more
move
nature
nest
new
nourish
now
nurture
occupy
one
open
order
ordinary
organic
organized
overcome
pace
passion
patience
pause
peace
perseverance
persevere
perspective
place
play
pleasure
polish
positive
positivity
possibilities
possibility
practice
praise
pray
prepare
preparation
present
preserve
pretty
pride
prioritize
progress
project
promise
proof
prosper
purpose
purposeful
pursue
push
quest
quiet
reach
ready
real
realistic
reason
receptive
reclaim
reconnect
reconstruction
record
redemption
redirect
rediscover
reduce
refine
refresh
rejuvenate
relationship
relax
release
release
relinquish
relish
remember
renew
resolve
rest
restore
resume
reverent
revitalize
rhythm
rise
sail
satisfied
savor
scarcity
scatterjoy
scrapbook
search
season
see
selective
self
self-control
selfless
serenite
serenity
service
share
shift
shine
simple
simplicity
simplify
smile
soar
solid
soul
sparkle
spirit
stand
start
steady
story
streamline
strength
stretch
strive
strong
stronger
sufficient
support
surrender
sweat
talk
tend
thankful
thanksgiving
thanksliving
think
thrive
time
together
tone
transcend
transform
transformation
travel
treasure
true
trust
truth
try
unclutter
uncomfortable
understanding
unencumbered
unity
unlock
up
uplift
value
variety
venture
view
vigor
visible
walk
well
well-being
wellness
whatever
whimsical
whole
wholehearted
wholeness
wisdom
within
wonder
work
worship
write
yes
yet
This is great!! Thanks! My word for 2012 is "Endure". I have had a really rough 2011 and 2012 is not starting out so good, in my finite mind anyway. But God has promised that "blessed is He that endures" and that the Lord will endure. So, because of Him, I can and will endure this year, with all its trials and difficulties. Thanks!!
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I'm a little late to the game as always, but my word for 2012 is "walking." Blogged about it here: http://www.nancyshohetwest.com/lifes-a-streak-run.php (1/18 entry)
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I just joined your class and the word that I have chosen for 2012 is loyalty.
Please add to the group.
Thanks!
Natalie
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Hello, Ali. Let me first say that it is amazing how the universe works in such a way that thoughts and ideas permeate without us really knowing why. However, it is always exciting when what you think is your unique thought or idea is found in the "world" of many. I made the commitment to keep to a "word" this year and post each month to that concept. And, in the last week or so I found blogs speaking of choosing words of the year. It wasn't until this morning that I found the connection to you. Yeay! Here is my word of the year -- Gypsy. If you would like a meaning, I give a little reason for choosing this word under the picture of the Gypsy on the upper right hand side of my blog. Enjoy your day. Peace. Brianne
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My word came to me a little late this year. I decided to go with fruit. I like fruit- it's sweet, fun to pick and eat. It reminds me to produce and really make this year. It also gives the credit to God. I'm using Matthew 3:8 to bear fruit in keeping with repentance. It reminds me why I am doing what I'm doing and where my source of strength comes from.
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Hello Ali,
I have been following your blog since starting One Little Word and I just wanted to tell you how much you have inspired me. I love the One little Word project and have started my own version of one little week. Thank you for giving me an avenue to express my creativity.
My word is Grief I would love to see it on the list.
Sincerly Wemdu AKA Wendy Marshall
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My word is here. I've been in since this started and don't know how I forgot to post it! I need to remember to not rush through life to worrying about what I have to do next or where to go tomorrow. I need to stay in the moment and enjoy exactly what I'm doing instead of being there physically but some where else mentally. In having this word for 2012, I am trying to balance and not over do...trying to subtract the negative and keep things that will help me to be a better version of me.
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My word would have to be "rebirth". I suffer from PTSD and recently started a program that has made a HUGE difference in my life...hence the word rebirth :o)
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This was AMAZING ! It really helped, thank you <3
- Chanel <3
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nice collection,
“There's a story behind every person. There's a reason why they're the way they are. Think about that before you judge anyone.”
Thank you
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I'm a bit late from 2012 but I just found this and I think it's perfect! I don't think the word that I'll use is up there but I think it's going to be always..
I find it's a very versatile word and can be applied to most situations such as always be kind respectful loving etc.. Always remember to appreciate all of what you do have and remember what you once had before, always wear a smile, always believe, you get the point but yeah? I can't write inspiring stuff because I'm basically illiterate- sorry... Anyway to all of you becautoful people if you happen to see this, I wish you every happiness:) xo
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