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
My word(s) for the year is: Kitchen Table. For real. I know it's two words, I know it's a noun, but I'm really, really excited about all that it means to me this year. I just wrote about it at www.beccagroves.blogspot.com and can't wait to live this one out.
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My word is CHANGE.
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Thanks for the list!
My word for 2012 is: CARE.
I want to take better care of myself.
I need to give some tender loving care to the people I love.
I hope to handle the challenges of this year with care.
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Hey Ali,
Please add my word FLOURISH. Thanks!
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My OLW 2011 was ACT. I fell off the bandwagon in May....
This year I MUST find a source of income. The basement finishing fund has allowed us to float for quite awhile - but the end is in sight.
motivate focus explore quiet entrepreneur finance provide nourish business career change (re)invention direction purpose
blech. I'm struggling.
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Didn't see mine on the list, so I'll add it here. "Maximize." I plan to maximize my adventures, my relationships, my experiences/opportunities, my fitness... and so much else about my life.
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These are all just great words!!! I am very excited to see what we are doing with them!!!!
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Happy New Year Ali!
My word is SELECTIVE.
In 2012 I want to be more SELECTIVE where my money goes, where I shop, how I spend my time, who gets my time, what I eat, how I use my energy and on and on.
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My word is "challenge"
looking forward to where this word leads me.
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Forge:
1) To move ahead with increased speed and effectiveness
(I feel like I've been stuck in a rut this past year)
2) To form or make, especially by concentrated effort
(I'm going to make a concentrated effort to do more crafty things AND forge new ties)
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[...] where it wouldn’t matter if I had a coughing fit, I met a new reader who introduced me to the One Little Word family — thanks, Merrick – and I have chosen RENEW for my 2012 word. There’s a [...]
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My word for 2012 is QUIET. My husband wants to play along this year and his word is MIND. I don't see either on your list yet.
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Thank you for posting all the words. I too enjoy reading through them all and seeing what people chose. It is my first time doing this and even submitting entries. I am trying new things. :)
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My word is VENTURE. I need to stop playing it so safe...push the envelope a little more (ok...a lot more). Doing more art and not being afraid to put it out there where people can see it. I hope I can stick to it!
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My One Little Word for 2012 is PREPARE.
It came to me one day and immediately I thought of the scripture: "Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God."
I want to prepare every physical thing (ie. be more organized, plan ahead, etc), but mostly, I want to prepare my heart to invite the Lord's Spirit to dwell. I know that if I invite Him, my life will be blessed with peace - in my heart, home, and family.
Thanks for the inspiration!
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I was inspired by your idea of one word to drive intentional decision-making in 2012, so I joined up on my blog. I'll keep in touch!
http://gotmyreservations.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/2012-one-little-word-renew/#comment-724
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[...] year I intend to SOAR! What is your intention for the year? Right Here is a fantastic comprehensive list of word ideas if you haven’t picked a word for the year [...]
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My word for this year is Reverent.
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my word wasn't in the list so I thought I'd share: flourish.
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I have chosen F E E L - as in feel peace, feel joy, feel deeply, feel profoundly, feel even stronger than I know possible! I love the Hokey Pokey, though, it goes right along with my reasoning. :) It may be my caption line :)
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My word is *true*. As in being true. True to what is in my heart. True to the woman I would like to be. True to how my kids see me. True as in matching words and actions to what is inside, and making the inside match what I speak. Genuine. Authentic. Real. True.
But I love that hokey pokey one, too! How wonderful that is.
Thanks, Ali, and everyone else, for sharing!
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I need help choosing my 2012 word! Thinking about nourish, transformation and purposeful among others. I don't want to end up with "indecisive" by default. Click here to help :-) http://sleepyhead922.blogspot.com/2012/01/one-little-word.html
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Love this! my word is pursue i want to pursue the things i've put off, as well as pursue new activitys.
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what a fabulous list of words! i posted about my one little word over on my blog: http://amykcreates.blogspot.com/2012/01/well-hello.html
thanks ali for the constant inspiration!
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Updated to here.
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