One Little Word® 2014
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My One Little Word for 2014 is thrive.
This year, more than any other I can remember, I'm starting off the year with questions. What does it mean for me to thrive? What does it look like? What does it fee like? Are there areas in which I'm already thriving? What's realistic vs. visions of what I have in my head of what it means to thrive?
Open was an awesome word for me last year. It was a touchstone as I navigated my way through growing pains and man oh man did it work in a million different ways I could not have imagined when I started 2013. More often than not when faced with a decision, I chose to open more rather than closing off which was my number one intention last year. That said, I feel like I've been spinning in circles a lot this past year. I've been reacting vs. being proactive and have been dealing with a variety of issues related to stress and growth (totally all part of my own life journey).
To me thriving is optimal living. It's being present and awake and stepping up to be my best self physically, emotionally, spiritually, creatively and within my relationships.
It's not a quest for perfection. It's an opportunity to continue choosing to let go of things outside of my control and to figure out who that best-me-right-now really is.
It will be a whole new journey and I'm here to tell you I welcome it wholeheartedly.
Bring on 2014.
This year I invited my friend Elise Blaha Cripe to film a little video about her experience with One Little Word. One of the reasons I admire Elise is that she is awesome at follow-through and documentation. I've loved reading about her experience with her words over the last few years on her blog and she inspires me consistently with her projects and her real-life reflections.
Here's Elise in her own words:
Thank you Elise for sharing about your own journey here.
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.
SHARE YOUR WORD THE COMMENTS | I’d love to read what word you’ve chosen or are considering for 2014. 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, 2012 and 2013.
ONE LITTLE WORD® 2014 |To help keep your One Little Word® more visible throughout the year I offer a year-long workshop featuring one prompt per month. Read all the details and sign up here. Registration is $5 off until December 31.
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My word this year will be: REDISCOVER!!! I'm going thru some major changes this year, so I will be "rediscovering" myself, my family, my feelings & emotions, my faith in God....pretty much everything! Very excited about it:)
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I love the video and I really really want to take the class I just don't think I can this year. However, I am going to make a smash book and I have ideas of how I am going to use my word inside. I can't wait to share my thought in my book and on my blog. =]
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[…] my blog roll and noticed many bloggers talking about goal setting for 2014. One Little Word (by Ali Edwards) is pretty popular. I’ve also seen beginnings of new 365 projects (like the one by Gretchen […]
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I love this! I just posted yesterday about a word I chose, without even knowing this challenge existed! I found it on a fellow bloggers post when she chose a word.
Mine is Eucharisteo. If you want to know what it means and why I chose it, it's a little long to put here, so here's my post: http://www.livingawritinglife.blogspot.com/2014/01/words-as-symbols.html
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BALANcE!!!!! After last year I definitely need it!
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Conscious. Of my body, my influence, and The Lord.
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My word is "focus" and it already means so many different things to me like mindful awareness, loving awareness, and presence in this moment. On top of that, I want to remember the focus on the most important priorities so there are no regrets ever. That's why I chose focus rather than one of my equivalent words.
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grow
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my word for 2013 was Rediscover. I 2012 was a challenging year for me and I wanted to "rediscover" all the things I enjoy that I had been missing.
my word for 2014 is FOCUS. I want to continue to FOCUS on the things I rediscovered. I also want to focus on things that have gotten out of control.
Looking forward to the process again!
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The word I chose for 2014 is "Bloom". This year I intend to "Bloom" in all aspects of my life.
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Possibilities... As in be open to all possibilities, every where every way.
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[…] I wanted to be able to start my year out this year with a path to follow. Something I could achieve and see results. If I were to say I have goals I believe I just would have just said them or wrote them down and never would actually commit to reaching them. Just in time when the decisions were brewing, I see in my news feed this post from Ali Edwards about OLW, One Little Word […]
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My word came to me this year and it is open. I completely forgot that was your word last year Ali. For me it is about allowing new doors to open as I reluctantly close the very painful door of infertility and remain as a one child family. I also need to be open to new learning in my career I also want to be open to my son's growing independence, which is very difficult for me!
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[…] go about my daily life.” Now is the time, and she recently posted her 2014 word. To read it, click on over. But be sure to come back, to find out my “One Little Word” for […]
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breathe...to help center myself so i can focus on being the best me possible.
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This is my first attempt diving into using one little word as a guide for the year. So fro the next 12 months, my word is “endeavor.” I’ve been to full of self-doubt and lacking the oomph to just go and try or do things, so this year I will endeavor.
Looking forward to see how you navigate thriving this year.
xo A
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My word is centered. I have difficulty living in the moment and being present. I also deal with a lot of anxiety and I feel this word will help me stay grounded. I have a daughter with a life threatening illness and I am continually working at not worrying about the future and just staying centered in today:)
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Give.
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[…] word for the year. I’ve chosen BELIEVE and am eager to see where it takes me. I’m taking this year-long workshop with the delightfully tall and geek-chic Ali Edwards. It seems (so far) to be an […]
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This is the first I have ever heard of olw but it "caring" perfectly fits with so many themes in my life right now. I am trying to change my eating and exercise habits to improve my health. I am a special education teacher who cares for others all the time but needs to find balance to be more caring of myself. My husband and I are thinking of trying for a baby late this year so this may add a whole new demention to the caring I do in my life.
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