One Little Word® 2019 | Habit
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Since 2006 I've been choosing a single word to focus on over the course the 12 months from January through December. I call it One Little Word®. It's a personal growth project that uses memory keeping as the vehicle to help us live with intention.
My past words have included:
Play
Peace
Vitality
Nurture
Story
Light
Up
Open
Thrive
Give
Whole
Connect
Space
For 2019 I'm going to focus on the word habit.
In selecting a word I'm choosing to use that word as a lens for my year. I'm choosing to get curious about the habits I currently have in place and the habits I might like to adopt. I want to ask questions about why I do certain things and not others and continue getting to the heart of the matter for myself - spending time and energy on the things that matter most vs. the things that matter least.
One of the habits I want to cultivate most is a "more days than not" yoga practice. I want it to become habit. I have a hard time putting it at the top of my list and I'd like to make that happen this year.
You're invited to join me in choosing word and working to make it visible in your own life in 2019.
TAKE A LISTEN
Interested in hearing more? I recently recorded two podcasts with friends as we gear up to 2019 chatting about One Little Word®:
SHARE YOUR WORD IN THE COMMENTS
I’d love to read what word you’ve chosen or are considering for 2019. In the comments feel free to simply leave your word as your comment or write a bit about why you are choosing this word. Next week I’ll combine all the words into a single post – it's become tradition and 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, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
JOIN ME IN MAKING OUR WORDS VISIBLE
Since 2011 I've been offering a One Little Word® online workshop that's goal is to help you stay connected to your word throughout the year. It's not complicated and it doesn't take a lot of time. Each month you receive an email reminder to head back to the classroom for some sort of creative prompt/writing reflection. As with most years, the majority of the prompts will be similar to last year as I find that I enjoy the process of doing the same prompts with different words each year - it's never the same. I record all new videos each year that include my personal reflections on the process with my new word.
You can read all the details about this workshop and sign up here. You can watch a video walkthrough of my past album projects here to get an idea of past prompts.Registration is $5 off until December 31, 2018. I've also created a selection of products to help you document your journey with your word - check those out here.
Also, something new for 2019 is a One Little Word® Journal. If you are looking for different way to connect with your word outside the workshop or as a supplement to your workshop prompts this might be an awesome opportunity to get closer to your word this year. You can read more about it and see additional images here.
My wonderful little heart talisman in the photo at the top of this post is from Liz Lamoreux and is available on her site as part of her Pocket Talisman Collection.
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In the middle of reading The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. Powerful insights into individual, organizational, and societal habits. I think you would find it really cool!
~Marilee
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This is my first year taking the class. Last year my word was victory and it manifested in many ways in my life. This year I have chosen fearless as my word. I want to step out of my comfort zone in 2019. I am looking forward to getting started tomorrow.
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My word for 2019 is cultivate. I am looking forward to the new year!
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BECOMING. So many thoughts going through my head on this one. I’m really excited to explore it.
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Steady! When I read this definition, something clicked: regular, even, and continuous in development, frequency, or intensity.
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hello friends. I am still grappling with what word I will be exploring this year - there are 3 contenders: ease, voice and joy.
My Dad unexpectedly passed away last year and it threw us into a tailspin (no will, the probate/estate process, complicated blended family dynamics, stress and mess as the personal representative and trying to manage everything from thousands of miles away). Tough stuff. But I'm ready for a year of taking things easy - of taking care of myself, of easing into this next phase of life. In this process/past year, both at home and at work, I feel like I've lost my voice. It feels like it is time to find my voice again, to speak up, speak out, and be heard. And joy -- so much of this year was full of grief and sorrow. I'd like to invite more joy in my life. Since my Dad was so young, I am feeling a need to seek joy and celebrate life.
I hope to get some clarity and have one word rise to the top soon.
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What a great word! I am choosing "peace" for my 2019 word.
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This is the 9th year I've chose OLW to guide me through the new year. Many have been transformative, but I lost track of last year's so this year I signed on for the OLW class to prompt me to pay better attention. Here are my OLWs - past and present-
2011: Finish
2012: Balance
2013: Do
2014: Simplify
2015: Simplify
2016: Mindful
2017: Joy
2018: Nourish
2019: Yes!
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SLOW is my 2019 word. I need a slow pace of life before I miss out on everything~
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My word this year is RESPECT. I've very excited to do the work to figure out what exactly this word means to mean and to the relationships I have in my life.
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I think I need to stop fighting it and just embrace it. Hello Grit. Last year it was about finding my Spark and I loved that word. To me, spark helped me get loads of projects started but I really want to be a finisher. I feel the need to get gritty and embrace the mess of this phase of our life. My companion words are Grace, Kind, and Enough. Because I’m gonna need to remember to give myself grace and kindness when I mess up. I almost switched to Enough because it also seems to fit right now too. Bring on 2019! Loved reading everyone’s words and excited to be on this journey with you all!
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My word for 2019 is ABUNDANCE. I want to focus on feeling that I have an abundance of many things, but especially time, love, and patience. The whole “believe it and it’s true” thing. I want to feel like I have an abundance of time, then I can read more and craft more. I want to feel that I have an abundance of love and patience to deal with a (screaming!) newborn. And who knows what other abundance I will find in 2019!
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My word for 2019 is BECOME.
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Light. My word is light. I feel so heavy with depression and grief and overwhelm. I need to also lighten up a bit. ;)
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This was my word this year. One of my favorite parts was noticing the natural light through the seasons - I hadn't really thought about that part of the word initially. Hope it proves a good companion for your year. Take care!
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I didn't know whether I wanted to do a word again, and then Move popped into my mind. Of course, in the move my body sense, but also in exploring what moves me, in which ways I am moving forward (or backward), and possibly in helping me decide if I want to move to a different job.
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Accept.
Because there are a lot of things I need to accept in order to move forward with my life but I also need to define and understand what I'm willing and not willing to accept in order to act on it. "Acceptance doesn't mean resignation. It means understanding that something is what it is and there's got to be a way through it."
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My word for 2019 is FOCUS. It will be busy year & I'm making the leap to starting a new uni degree so I'll need every reminder to concentrate on the tasks at hand.
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.* .:*SHINE*:. *.
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My word is tend. I look forward to gently taking care looking after different areas in my life & going deeper into things I am currently doing. It makes me happy because I think of tending a garden. Right now I am planting seeds & by the end of the year growth will feel like an abundant flower garden!
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