Thank you so much for sharing your words in the comments of my first 2012 One Little Word post.
The comments, as always, are so uplifting and inspiring. If you don’t see your word included below please leave it in the comments and I’m happy to add it to this list.
Here’s the collected words for 2012 (updated 11pm Pacific on 1/2/11):
abide
abundance
accept
achieve
acknowledgment
act
action
active
adapt
adventure
ahead
alignment
anew
animate
anything
aperture
apologize
appreciate
aroha
art
artful
assuage
attention
attitude
authentic
awake
balance
bathroom
be
be
begin
behold
believe
better
bloom
blossom
body
bold
brave
bravery
breakthrough
breathe
bright
build
butterfly
calm
can
care
carpe diem
celebrate
challenge
change
changes
charge
cherish
choice
choose
clarity
clean
clear
closure
comfort
commit
commitment
complete
confidence
connect
conscientious
consistent
content
control
core
courage
create
cultivate
curious
dare
decide
dedication
deep
deeper
define
deliberate
delight
deserving
design
determination
develop
direction
discipline
discover
distance
do
document
dream
easy
economical
efficient
eliminate
embrace
emerge
empower
energy
engage
engender
enjoy
enough
equilibrium
everyday
evolve
exercise
exhilarate
expand
experience
explore
express
faith
faithful
faithfulness
family
fear
fearless
feel
find
finish
fit
float
flourish
flower
fly
focus
forge
forgiveness
fortify
forward
free
fresh
fulfill
fulfilled
future
generous
gentle
gift
give
glow
go
goal
grace
gracious
grateful
gratitude
gravity
grow
gumption
happiness
happy
harmony
heal
healthy
heart
hello
help
home
hope
hopeful
humble
ignite
illuminate
imagination
imagine
improve
in
inspire
integrity
intent
intention
intentional
intuition
invigorate
invite
involved
join
journey
joy
jump
kindness
kitchen-table
laugh
leap
learn
less
life
lift
light
lighten
limitless
listen
live
lose
love
loved
loving
loyalty
madness
magic
magnify
make
manage
me
melt
mind
mindful
mission
moderation
moment
money
more
move
nature
nest
new
nourish
now
nurture
occupy
one
open
order
ordinary
organic
organized
overcome
pace
passion
patience
pause
peace
perseverance
persevere
perspective
place
play
pleasure
polish
positive
positivity
possibilities
possibility
practice
praise
pray
prepare
preparation
present
preserve
pretty
pride
prioritize
progress
project
promise
proof
prosper
purpose
purposeful
pursue
push
quest
quiet
reach
ready
real
realistic
reason
receptive
reclaim
reconnect
reconstruction
record
redemption
redirect
rediscover
reduce
refine
refresh
rejuvenate
relationship
relax
release
release
relinquish
relish
remember
renew
resolve
rest
restore
resume
reverent
revitalize
rhythm
rise
sail
satisfied
savor
scarcity
scatterjoy
scrapbook
search
season
see
selective
self
self-control
selfless
serenite
serenity
service
share
shift
shine
simple
simplicity
simplify
smile
soar
solid
soul
sparkle
spirit
stand
start
steady
story
streamline
strength
stretch
strive
strong
stronger
sufficient
support
surrender
sweat
talk
tend
thankful
thanksgiving
thanksliving
think
thrive
time
together
tone
transcend
transform
transformation
travel
treasure
true
trust
truth
try
unclutter
uncomfortable
understanding
unencumbered
unity
unlock
up
uplift
value
variety
venture
view
vigor
visible
walk
well
well-being
wellness
whatever
whimsical
whole
wholehearted
wholeness
wisdom
within
wonder
work
worship
write
yes
yet
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My word for 2012 is already on the list….TIME. I read a quote on a blog about time and then three days later my pastor shared an awesome message that confirmed tome that TIME was the word of choice for me this year. This is the third year I’ve had “One Little Word” and I want to thank you for the encouragement I received from your blog. It’s been a good habit to get into.
Happy New Year to you and your family!
thanksliving — not thanksgiving.. thanksliving! cause that is how I am going to live this year!
My word for 2012 is TRY!
hi ali, this is my first year to participate in OLW and my word is TRY. this is the year to try new things and explore the possibilities. thank you for the inpsiration!
happy new year! love, kelly
I did wind up with Flourish. It’s working great! I have just opened the OLW classroom but saving the video for later today when I get my ‘work’ done.
Wow! Just working on my first class of OLW 2012 . . .so many unexpected surprizes in store. My word is FOCUS and it really chose me. I’m finding out why!
Last year I didn’t take the class, and may I recommend not missing Ali’s class to all you ladies. My word was significant for me last year, but now I wish I had been able to explore it more . . . it would have been very powerful! ah . . . hindsight!
The first time I have done this — but comes at a perfect time in my life — my word is RELEASE! I must let go and let God, and let me!!
My word is MOVE – I’m moving house, moving on with my studies, moving jobs and trying to move more (exercise)
Yay, my OLW is in the list – what a powerful list, by the way. Love how there are so many of us all striving for a better life and though we are all far apart, we are all in this together. Thanks Ali for facilitating such a great thing.
Vigor. This year I am working on my personal health. Lessening my stress and keeping my mind and body healthy and happy.
Happy 2012!!
Mine is fearless! And I’m fearlessly sharing it!
The word I pick for this year is Artful.
I don’t see mine on the list…new. Thanks for this very fun thing!
My word is CHOICE! I want to remember that I always have a choice; that I have chosen to do what I am doing.
Happy New Year!!! The best is yet to come!
I’m still trying to decide between “praise” and “compliment”.
(Which one is more opposite of “criticize”?)
I’ll decide soon and be back! (smile)
Praise it is! This is my first year to focus on One Little Word!
My word is ACHIEVE. Hope you like it. There are so many things I would like to achieve, that I would hope my kids can achieve, also things that I am happy my hubby has already achieved, etc. I think this is my word for 2012. It is great for motivation as well as looking back.
My word is going to be ATTENTION.
I’m a newbie to OLW! My word is also not on the list…it is CONFIDENCE.
Ordinary… that is my word for Twenty Twelve… Inspired by Katrina Kenison and The Gift of an Ordinary Day… “It has taken awhile, but I certainly do know it now- the most wonderful gift I had, the gift I finally learned to cherish above all else, was the gift of all those perfectly ordinary days.”
It is always so inspiring to read all these uplifting words! My word (not on the list) is INVIGORATE. I played around with a lot of words, but kept coming back to this one. I want to invigorate and pump some energy into my life, my crafts, my home, my health. I want to shake things up and get energized!
apologize
My word is “energy”. As in: I plan to make choices that foster positive energy (both physically and mentally).
My word is MANAGE ~ handle, control, to be in charge of and responsible for the outcome
I struggled with this word being too generic & administrative, but since choosing it, the ‘process-based’ logic of my mind kicked in and I’m so excited for my 2012 goals!
This is my first year to participate.
I’ve chose EXHILARATE. I hope this will
Help remind me that it’s ok to be happy and
Find joy, not only with the fun events in life,
but the trials and mundane moments as well. I often
Forget to find the pleasure in my blessings.
Exhilarate:
tr.v. ex·hil·a·rat·ed, ex·hil·a·rat·ing, ex·hil·a·rates
1. To cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; elate: We were exhilarated by the cool, pine-scented air.
2. To invigorate; stimulate: bold designs that exhilarate the viewer’s imagination.
Assuage … lessen intensity, quiet, ease.
I would like to add REDEMPTION.
This year I am going to FOCUS. My word was bloom last year which was a lovely journey, even though I am very behind in the class, but I have signed up again because I enjoy the prompts and inspiration even if I don’t get things done….but then again, that is why I chose FOCUS cos I hope to finish a few things, and focus on what I want…
Ali, I was hoping to access the notes from December 2011 for OLW but I forgot to look before the classroom closed. Is there anyway of getting access to the handout? thanks.
I read about this challenge/idea from a Pinterest Pin. After a full day of teacher training which we discussed vocabulary at length, I decided to attempt this project with my 6th graders. This should be a fun and interesting journey!
I think that is awesome.
It sound kind of boring, but I am choosing think….
Loved reading thru this list! My word for 2012 is “wholehearted”. This one word just seemed to claim me when I watched Brene Brown’s talk on vulnerability!
I haven’t started yet, but am signed up for your class. Finally, I think I have my word, and it is “comfort”.
My word is not here- but it is
EQUILBRIUM
After reading this post and wonderful word list, I have decided my word for 2012 is “BEGIN”. I have such a difficult time just doing what I want to do-I let so many little things distract me-so I have to just begin and let creative self free! Thanks for all the inspiration you provide-so excited to follow along with everyones journeys! Blessings to you in 2012
PACE
This is such a fantastic list of such inspiring words! Kudos for compiling them all in one location.
My word for 2012 is: REASON
Initially, the word chose me because one of my mantras is that “things happen for a reason”. I’ve whole-heartedly believed this for better than the last decade.
Can’t wait to figure out the many and varied ways the verb and noun aspects of REASON will impact my life over the next 12 months! Will be taking the class to keep me motivated to embrace my word and paste it uppermost in my mind throughout the year.
My word is stretch.
I thought I had posted my word…EXPLORE
My one little word is passion. Passion for everything I do in my life. A health scare this December puts things in new perspective. Life is too short not to have passion. I have signed up for the class and am ready to go!
BEGIN…
Thanks for this wonderful list. I’m looking forward to a new year and our new class. I’ve finally landed on CREATE, which you already have on the list. Create in the way of having intention and bringing things into being and of course being creative too. I hesitated to use such a common word with my peers, but it says what I want to focus on this year. I choose to CREATE the life I want to live in all the ways I can. Last year was FLOURISH and it was wonderful!
My word is GIVE.. After spending much time preparing for this year, I just want to give more of myself to my family, to be present with them all the time, to give to my community and fellow man out of my time, my heart, my passions and talents.. Its a year to give back all that has made my life so richly blessed for so many years.
What an inspiring list. This is my first year choosing a word. After giving a good deal of thought, I’ve decided on DECIDE. I want to decide what is worthy of me/my time and then commit to making it happen
Ali, please add my word “selfless” – as in thinking, doing, acting for others, rather than myself. Letting God shine and work thru me. Thank you.
beautiful list! my word will be “search” this year….
So excited! Someone has my word from last year! I wonder if s/he’ll post more than I did and what his/her take will be!
My word is FULFILL…I tend to come up with a lot of great plans, ideas, and projects that don’t end up coming to fruition. This is my year to focus on a few great ideas and see them through to completion! Thanks for all of your inspiring comments, and to you Ali for creating this class…Happy New Year everyone!
The word that keeps coming to me is “Curious”. I am not sure why the word seems so right but I think it has to do with asking more questions, being more humble, deepening understanding, and seeking out more boldly the possibilities that come with being more open and curious about myself and the world around me.
Great list! A few have me baffled, and I’d LOVE to know what is behind them:
aroha
bathroom
hokey-pokey