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
I love this start to the year. Mine is focus on the Lord.
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The list of words is intriguing making me want to go back and read the comments associated with them. I've tried in the past to choose a word, but they all felt forced. This year's word - RESUME - came to me during an internal monologue. I was thinking about a number of things and how I need to get my backside (I used a different word in my thoughts.) into gear and get back to all of the things I've left hanging. RESUME seemed a much more positive way of thinking about that approach/task. Happy new year!
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I have chosen Carpe Diem...so that I take every opportunity every day.
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My word for 2012: clear
I like that it is a verb and an adjective - both uses have meaning for me. I want to "clear" out the clutter and detrius that does not add to my life, while being more "clear" on my goals and the priorities in my life.
It took me a while to come up with this year's word, but now I am in "word love"
Some of my past words ...
2011: content
2010: edit
2009: purpose
2008: bliss
Love it! This my first year with OLW. My "theme" is get organized... but physically and emotionally. I was thinking of "release" and then started to favor "free", but your word "clear" mightvwork as well. I'm learning so much through this process thanks for sharing!!
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Mine is SHARE.
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Hi Ali, my 'one little word' is POSITIVITY, so not really a little word but the one I have chosen to inspire me in your project. I have been reading your blog and intending to join in this each year but this is the first time I have actually stopped procrastinating long enough to do it - thankyou for the inspiration xxx
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Mine is TOGETHER. When your children are young, we put our main focus on them; but as you get older, they don't need you as much and so often you are at a loss. Now with the kids "gone," I would like to focus once more on my husband & I. Therefore, my choice is TOGETHER.
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Love the list...been trying to figure mine out. I'm going with Purpose. Need to remember to find my purpose in who I am and to do things with a purpose.
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SUPPORT was my word last year and it was a tough one. I'm carrying it over into this year as well.
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I also didn't post mine, just thought of it yesterday. PROMISE, I want to remember the promises of scripture that can help me through anything, anytime. Kathy
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I chose PROSPER; I like the scriptures that include prosper in them and it has a different nuance to me than grow.
I think my daughter has ended up with VALUE, but I don't know for sure. I might have bullied her a little on her other similar choice. (Bad mom, that I am!!!)
Thanks, Ali, for doing this each year. Last year's word was a disaster for both my daughter and me. Hopefully, I'll be able to keep this new word in mind as I prosper this year!!
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Self-control.
I have it in a seed form. It is a fruit of the spirit. I need to water it and make it grow.
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These are some fabulous words! My 'One Little Word' for 2012 is simplify - http://www.mateoandtobias.com/2011/12/one-little-word-2012.html
Happy New Year!
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My one little word for 2012 is "confiance". In English, I would translate it by CONFIDENCE.
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OLW 2012: Talk. I think it will be a challenge for this shy girl.
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Mine's CLEAN
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My word for 2012 is FEAR.
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My word is thrive :)
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Mine "choose"
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My word is revitalize. My body and health...my relationships, my dreams for myself. So thrilled to begin a new year and have a fresh new perspective to start anew. Wishing you a wonderful UP year.
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Hey didn't see my word on there- I've finally decided on bright after weeks of debate. Looking forward to where my word takes me!
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BEHOLD
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it finally came to me though a great friend: Space.
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I love to read this list every year and have done this since you first introduced it. I also still have a ring made every year with my word stamped on it as a constant reset for my focus. My word this year is REFRESH...it encompases so much I need to do for me this year. Clean out the ick in my head and heart and refill and take care of me. It also means all the other aspects time to renew and restart plus refresh is a word that brings to mind clean, and pure open...it makes me feel light and I need some light back into my world. I want to find my glow again this year!
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My word this year is Core. I want to focus on strengthening my core, physically, mentally and spiritually. Derived from heart it will be my constant reminder to get to the heart of the matter, figure out what is most important and focus on that. Thanks. This will be my first year doing the class, but my fourth year picking a work. It is nothing is remarkable how amazing just picking the word can be. I'm excited for 2012 and what my word will teach me.
I really love this one!! So strong on so many levels! Good luck to you in your year!! Thank you for sharing!
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