One Little Word 2013
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My word for 2013 is open.
Last year I had a great story about how my word came to me. This year it was more of a whisper and to be honest I'm not really sure what it means for me right now, or what it will end up meaning for me 12-months from now. And I'm okay with that.
Open is an attitude and an approach. It's a reminder to live wholeheartedly, to enter the ring, to live the length and the width. It's how I want to tackle this year.
I love that open is an action & a re-action. I can act with an open heart; I can re-act with an open heart.
I want to be open to it all - the amazing and the challenging. Wide open.
Are you considering selecting a word for yourself (or letting one find you)? There's no right or wrong. The main thing to remember is that this is your word. It's not for your child, parent, partner, spouse, sister, etc.
And what do you do with this one little word?
You live with it. You invite it into you life. You let it speak to you. You might even follow where it leads. There are so many possibilities.
I'd love to read what word you've chosen or are considering for 2013. In the comments feel free to simply leave your word as your comment or write a bit about why you are choosing this word. In a couple days I'll combine all the words into a single post - super inspiring to see all the words in one place.
If you’re new to the concept of One Little Word, you can read some of my previous posts here: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
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ONE LITTLE WORD WORKSHOP
Registration is open for 2013 and you're invited to join the journey.
Each month you'll receive a prompt with a simple creative, writing, or photography project and a gentle reminder to check back in with your word. By the end of the year you'll have compiled the contents of an 8.5x11 album that documents, defines, celebrates and generally makes your word more visible. Workshop materials include printable elements, full-color PDF handouts, and video presentations.
People have been asking me if you have to be a scrapbooker for this class. My answer is no. Even though we are making an album it's really more of a journaling/record keeping/thinking/exploring project. I'm excited to see how people interpret the prompts and make them meaningful for their own lives.
This is not complicated and it's not time-consuming. It's simply a way we can come together to share our experience with our words throughout the course of the year.
The One Little Word classroom opens on January 1, 2013.
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My OLW for 2013 is BEGIN.
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My word is JOY. Right now I see it as finding it every day...in all that I do. Looking forward to this journey in 2013.
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My word this year is... FOCUS.
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I also chose FOCUS. I can't wait to see how we do!
That was my OLW last year and following the prompts each month just wouldn't let me slough off this one. I chose 2 things to focus on, but I ended up really focusing on one and I must say that success is sweet! You'll love it!
FOCUS was my OLW for 2011. It was a wonderful companion and will always be. It is amazing what one little word can do.
FOCUS was my word a few years ago...and I really liked that word.
I still have quotes, etc on my One Little Word Pinterest board if you want to repin any of them. It is under Debbie Nobles.
Enjoy the journey
I've chosen FOCUS as well Janet - it'll be interesting to see how similar/different our paths will be ;-)
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My word for 2013 is "Story"
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I picked this word too. Good luck with it in 2013!
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My word this year is 'assert.' It just came to me last week and I'm going to run with it!
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My word this year is BALANCE. It seems a bit cliche - but I truly do need to figure out how to create balance in my life - so I'm going with it!
Looking forward to my 2nd year with OLW.
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I have also chosen the word BALANCE. Balance is an encompassing word: you need time, strength, patience, calm, perseverance, and much more to achieve balance. And sometimes you need to remember to lean on others to gain your own balance. It is a wonderful word that I intend to embrace fully this year!
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Determine is my 2013 word.
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My word for 2013 is ALIVE.
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Open is my word for 2013 too. It's been on my mind for a while now. After a rough couple of years I've closed myself off to everything more and more . But it's definitely time to be open to life again.
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My word is CALM
This year I hope to stay CALM during every situaton that may arrise. I have a tendency to over react to certain thigs and I really need to work on that.
Wish me luck
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Calm was my word in 2011- I still think of it often!
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My 2013 OLW is "soar" - it definitely chose me, and even nudged another word out of the way. Ha! My 2012 word (shift) was absolutely transforming, so I have high hopes for "soar."
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Me, too, Katrina! S O A R. I'll be right up there with you!
2012's word was seek...and I found so much. balance. priorities. time for some things. let go of time for others. awareness. health. courage. man, was seek so very powerful for me. S O A R came to me way back in September at an awareness workshop. i am so excited. best of luck to you!
ali~ thank you for sharing this journey with us.
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I'm choosing BUILD. I continue to be amazed at how this word thing is a progression from the years before. In order: Simpify, Focus, Discover, Leap, and now Build.
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Build is also my 2013 word. I'm a little afraid of what it is going to ask of me but coupled with the word Brave, I'm going for it!
All the best to you Chris H and SarahA in your year of Build!
I have choosen "build" as well....I think it's going to be a great word!
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My 2013 OLW is SIMPLIFY. And I've joined the journey with you and have signed up for your class.
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My word this year is SIMPLIFY. Every time I think of it, I breathe easier. It makes me happy. I am filled with a determination to make things simpler - in my home, in my life. Can't wait to get started :)
My word for 2013 is simplify. It took a while to decide on that word because two kept pushing into my heart - distill was the other word. They really are very close in definition but I feel simplify fits better at this time. I look forward to what the year will unfold.
My word is also SIMPLIFY, wonder if your life has become impossibly busy like mine?
Hi! I decided to do OLW this year and I've been searching and searching... so many options! SIMPLIFY is my OLW for 2013. I've been gearing up and reading ways to simplify my life and home and everything else so this is the word that resonates for me!
I'm a little late, but I've joined the SIMPLIFY group for my one word for 2013. I'm hoping to focus on the important things and sift through the fluff in relationships, possessions and emotions.
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CORNER is my OLW for 2013.
It comes from a blog post by Tara Whitney titled "Corner. It is all about turning a corner- changing my path. There are many aspects in my life that I want to change the direction I am headed. Nurture instead of pamper, be more present and do things whole heartedly.
I'm looking forward to a third year with you and BPC. I'm excited for the changes to the class this year!
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2013=brave
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Brave found me in October when I was in Africa for thirty days working in an orphanage and a preschool that was in a squatter camp. I'm wondering what it means at this point...
I'm also choosing brave. I forsee some difficult moments ahead, and I will need to. E brave to face them.
I selected Brave, as well. I recently found out three other of my online friends are selecting the same word, or variations of it. I think it is an awesome (and simple!) word for 2013.
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My word for 2013 is: quest
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Happy. I want to be happy in 2013.
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right there with you girls. 2013 will be all about happiness!
Happy is my word, too! It's my first time doing a one little word project. Happy new year!
My word for 2013 is Happy also. I plan to make a determined effort to find the happiness in all of life.
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I'm choosing "focus" this year. I've got such plans!
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Finish. This word has been trying to find me for decades, I'm sure. I have always been the type who starts projects with enormous enthusiasm, but often loses enthusiasm and lets those projects lie unfinished. This year I'm hoping to practice finishing things. May sound silly, but I'm going to teach myself to take on only what I think I can and will finish. And somehow that must include not bringing home every book in the library when I know I can't get them read, lol!
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I'm with you on completing things, and while I contemplated 'finish', I'm going with 'commit' this year. I want to focus on commitment to the end of something, with focus on the process instead of the end.
Finish is a great word! I think I may adopt it as my own.
Jan, I haven't picked a final word - I have several wandering around in my head but I haven't quite got it yet. Complete was the first one that stuck around for awhile for similar reasons to what you wrote. I have so many projects and goals I want to finish - I think it would be a relief to have them done and off my mind (and shelves!).
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My word for 2013 is grace. I've had too many losses and heartaches in the last 2 1/2 years. I need to focus on being grateful for what I have and the time that I was given with the people who mean the most to me. To find the good in the not so good.
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