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.
One Little Word necklace from Liz Lamoreux. Use ONELITTLEWORD and receive 15% off through Jan 31.
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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Open was my word a few years ago and it served me well! This year my word is BIG! Happy 2013!
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Over the past years I have experienced many words, ponder, cherish, love, story, sacrifice (this taught me about cares of others), monkeys (the ones you carry on your shoulders) and last year change. The words always find me and this year my word is "delight". This should be an interesting year!
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I know what I want, but I don't have the right word for it. I want to let things go that get the best of me. I want to be able to not sweat the small stuff ~ to pick my battles, as everything can't be a battle. The words I am contemplating are FREE, CALM, & SILENT, but just not sure if any of those are the right word for what I am looking for in 2013
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[...] The year 2012 has passed — it’s time to say hello to 2013. In celebration of the New Year I thought it would be so fun to take a couple of minutes to say thank you to the top 5 blogs that sent traffic to Gussy Sews, to share the top 5 blog posts published here, and of course: my word for 2013. [...]
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I asked the Lord to show me His ‘word’ for me for 2013 and I believe He gave it to me this morning. It is ‘spring’!
My goal throughout 2013 is, as I spend time with God, I can become a wonderful ‘spring’. Then I can be fresh, fruitful and useful to others. May I find the hardest places of my life’s experience in 2013 God’s greatest opportunities and faith’s mightiest challenges!
I will press on toward this goal with the highest determination for myself and others!!
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[...] started picking one word for the year when I read about one little word on Ali’s blog a couple year’s [...]
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[...] chose “Focus” for my One Little Word for 2013, and will be trying to be mindful to focus on the things that really deserve my attention in the [...]
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My word is passion. :)
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My OLW for 2013 is aspire. I can't wait to see what it will bring and I plan to take your class this year!
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My word for 2013 is ASPIRE, it took me several weeks to come upon it, and I just posted a blog about why I chose it. Love your word too!
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Can't wait to see how ASPIRE will shape us this year. You have a nice blog. I hope to do more with mine in 2013
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my one little word for 2013 is BELIEVE.
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My word is: DO.
I need to spend more time putting my thoughts, wishes and promptings into action. This year I am going follow through and DO!
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[...] see how my word has manifested itself in my life so far. one way i intend to do this is to join ali edwards’ one little word class over on big picture classes. she writes ” i have often found that our heart speaks [...]
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Hi! I'm new to the blogging world and new to this one word concept and I have to say I really, really like it. Looking at the comments I almost wanted to change my word, because they are all great, they all seem right. But my word for this year is "dedicated", I will be dedicated. Dedication is what I need, but in areas I neglected in the past.
I will come back to see the new posts! :) Happy New Year!
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[...] Ali Edwards blog [...]
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Absolutely love this idea ... this is my first year doing OLW and I've chosen FORWARD. It has several meanings for 2013, which I wrote about on my blog today. I want to move forward with my writing, with my business, with paying more kindnesses forward, and to just generally move forward instead of remaining stuck. It's going to be exciting to see where this goes!
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My word for 2013 is Action.
There are lots of things in my life at the moment that require some action.
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My word for 2013 is peace. With my word being simplify last year I am finding that peace is creeping into every corner now. I want to be still and find peace all around me.
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My word for 2013: selfless. Can't imagine what God has in store with this one! Check out my post for more details: http://babylindstedt.wordpress.com/2013/01/02/word-of-2013-selfless/
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As I was brainstorming for the class, I noticed that I wrote joy and enjoy several times. I looked up the definition and it suited me perfectly so I chose JOY as my word for 2013 .
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