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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[…] you have a word yet for 2014? Mine’s […]
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My word is pause/paws...I think I'll write it phonetically so I can use it either way
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I am going to try this .....so here goes....I have never done this before so I will follow you all closely!!
My word is LISTEN!
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[…] by this post, I chose my “Word of 2014.” This word will guide my approach to life and my actions […]
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My little word for 2014 is MINDFUL... I've been on a get healthy journey in 2013... but was only thinking of my weight and physical measurements... but really I need to be mindful of how I spend my money, what I put in my brain, what I put in my mouth, what I let my eyes rest on... mindful... stop and think first... ahhh should be an interesting year.
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my one little word for 2014 is MINDFUL. In 2013 I have done a lot of work on my physical health.. but there is so much more to being healthy... so it is MINDFUL... what goes in my mouth, how do I spend my money, what goes into my brain, what do I allow my eyes to rest on... what goes into all the various parts of my personhood... MINDFUL. should be an interesting year.
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[…] year 2014 my plan is to blog and put into picture form my One Little Word as I strive to figure out what having a purpose is really about. There may be days that there […]
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[…] Edwards has done it again with the One Little Word challenge. Last year my word was FOCUS. This year it is GROW. So what does that mean? It means […]
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My word for 2014 is FALLING. I had the luxury of having dinner with 2 girlfriends last night and was so inspired by one's chat about this blog that I decided straight away to join this journey and my word just fell into my thoughts straight away. I have fallen into so many things in my life so far that this word will hopefully inspire me to let go and just keep trusting that I'll always land on my feet.
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[…] in choosing your own word to guide you this year? I suggest two resources: Ali Edwards One Little Word series, as she’s the creator of this online project and Susannah Conway’s Unravelling […]
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[…] this year though. I started making a list, and had decided that this year instead of just choosing one word it would be a multiple word kind of year. And then when I sat down at my computer to create […]
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on 2014 my One Little Word is Focus. I choose that word for some reasons (many reasons actually). This year is really different from the previous one, I'm a mother now and everyday is a busy day, resting on my sofa is a rare moment and how I missed to sleep for a long time on my bed. But seeing my little boy to grow up everyday is a momento, a beautiful moment that I never want to exchange with. I'm thankful for my lovely hubby that never complaining for being busy helping me to finish the housework and take care of the baby, even he love to do that, he said. When I'm in the mood to make scrapbook (to release my stress) He help me to caring the baby. How grateful I am. :) Thanks to you Ali for sharing the One Little Word.
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Hi there, I'm joining in this year. I've chosen Mercy for my word.
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You have remarked very interesting details ! ps decent internet site . “I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying that I approved of it.” by Mark Twain.
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My word this year is SURRENDER.
You can read about it on my blog :)
Thanks for the inspiration!
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[…] and completely different than I had planned or anticipated. I began the year by choosing my One Little Word which was my first attempt at doing the OLW challenge. I had chosen the word “Lovely” […]
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[…] word to choose me. At first I thought I had chosen the word. I had read about Allie Edwards’ One Little Word and thought it would be fun to find a word for the year and see what would happen. It didn’t […]
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[…] a theme/word for the year and focusing on that theme. You can read more about one little word here. While I really like this idea, I am not sure that a word a year would work for me. It feels like […]
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My word is SAVOR. Here is what I wrote in my journal about why....
SAVOR: My word for 2014. I want to savor lots of things this year. I want to savor time with God first of all. This is going to require a commitment to meditation and practice in being still and thinking. It will assure that I settle in and think before speaking and mull things over. I need the slowing down in order to take inventory in my life. There are changes coming that need to be addressed and I will need the SAVOR part of my resolution in order to parse out all of these new adventures.
I want to SAVOR my life in words. Thus, I am trying to commit to writing one page a day to get my thoughts and feelings on the page.
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I am announcing my word for 2014: FORWARD. It is time for me to move forward. I tend to get stuck and overwhelmed. This year I will work on taking steps, whether tiny or huge, to keep moving, to complete things, to learn to set in place routines for myself. Happy 2014 everyone and best wishes with your OLW this year.
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