One Little Word 2013 | The Words

Thank you so much for sharing your words in the comments of my first 2013 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 as it's totally possible we missed one or more were added before we developed the list. Last updated 1/6/13.

abandon

abide

abundance

accept

accomplish

accomplishment

achieve

act

action

active

actualize

adventure

aim

air

alive

allot

anticipate

anything

anyway

aproveitar

archive

art

aspire

assert

authenticity

author

aware

balance

be

become

becoming

begin

beginnings

believe

benvenuto

better

blessed

blessing

bliss

bloom

blossom

blossom

bold

boundaries

brave

breath

breathe

bright

build

cadence

calm

capture

captured

care

celebrate

center

challenge

chances

change

cherish

chill

choices

choose

clarify

clarity

class

clean

clear

closeness

color

commit

compete

complete

completed

completion

concept

confidence

confident

connect

conscious

consistent

content

control

corner

count

courage

crabby

craft

create

cultivate

curate

curiosity

daily

dare

declutter

deep

delight

design

detachment

determine

develop

devoted

different

diligence

direction

disciple

discover

distance

do

document

dream

drive

dulce

ease

effort

Embrace

endeavor

endurance

enduring

energizing

engaged

enjoy

enough

enthusiasm

essential

evolve

expand

experience

explore

faith

family

favor

fearless

feast

filled

finish

fit

flexible

flourish

flow

focus

forgiveness

forward

free

freedom

fresh

fruition

fulfill

fullfillment

fully

fun

generosity

gentle

gently

get

give

glow

go

good

grace

grateful

gratitude

grief

grow

grow

habiter

handmade

happen

happiness

happy

harmony

heal

healed

health

healthy

heart

herz

higher

home

hope

hopeful

humble

humor

illuminate

imperfect

improve

in

inhabit

inspire

integrity

intent

intention

intentional

intimate

invest

journal

journey

joy

joy -ful

jump

ken

kind

kind

kindle

laugh

leap

learning

less

light

lighter

listen

live

live

living

look

love

lovely

lucky

magic

magical

maintenant

make

manifesto

manner

margin

me

measles

mindful

mindfulness

mingle

miracle

moderation

moment

momentum

more

move

moxie

neat

nest

new

new

next

nourish

now

nurture

obedience

onward

open

order

organize

outside

ownership

pace

paramount

patience

patients

pause

peace

perceive

persevere

perspective

place

plan

play

pollyanna

positivity

powerful

practice

prayer

prepare

presence

present

press

prioritize

progress

proof

prosper

pure

purge

purposeful

pursue

push

quality

quest

reach

real

rebuild

reclaim

reconnect

recover

reduce

reflection

refreshed

rejoice

rejuvenate

rekindle

release

relinquish

remember

renew

resilience

resolve

respect

rest

restoration

revel

revive

revolution

rhythm

rise

risk

satisfied

save

savor

say

see

seek

select

self

sense

serve

shed

shift

shine

sideways

silent

simple

simplicity

simplify

smile

soar

song

source

space

sparkle

sparkle

speak

spirit

stand

start

stay

steadfast

steps

still

stillness

stop

story

straight

strength

strengthen

strive

strong

structure

sure

surrender

survive

taste

tend

testify

there

thrift

thrive

tidy

time

today

together

transform

transition

trust

truth

try

understand

unoffended

unstruck

unsubscribe

up

useful

value

view

vigor

virtue

vital

vitality

vivacious

wait

walk

wander

weight

welcome

whimsy

whole

wholeness

wish

wonderstruck

words

words

work

worthy

write

yes

zen

zip

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  1. Joyce Doenges says…
    01/03/2013

    I am choosing “magical”. Hoping to notice the magic that is around me each day!

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  2. Geralyn Gray says…
    01/03/2013

    My word for 2013 is MIRACLE

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  3. LK says…
    01/03/2013

    My word is "nest"

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  4. Cate says…
    01/03/2013

    What a great list of words! My word for this year is handmade. I look forward to living it!

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  5. Shell says…
    01/03/2013

    My word is "steps"

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  6. valerie says…
    01/04/2013

    My word is content. I need to be content with all aspects of my life. There is really no reason I shouldn't be. I am looking forward to this journey this year.

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  7. Leanne says…
    01/04/2013

    What to do when you can't choose one word? I am stuck between two words...and in usual form I am pushing pushing pushing myself.

    My two words are soften and settle.

    I will sleep on it and see how I go I think! One will pick me.

    Leanne xo

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    1. Leanne says…
      01/04/2013

      Ok my word turned out to be balance.

      Equilibrium was another I liked but I think balance sums it up perfectly for me :)

      Leanne xo

  8. Felicity says…
    01/04/2013

    Last year I was introduced to One Little Word and it changed my world. Thank you. 2012 saw the word Change! 2013 brings New! New Behaviours, Attitudes,Thoughts,Beginnings,Opportunities, Routines,Disciplines,Skills,Talents,Appreciation,Wonder, Friendships,Adventures,Goals,Pursuits, Possibilities,Traditions, Blessings, Memories....... I pray nothing but blessings for you Ali in 2013 and beyond.

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  9. Felicity says…
    01/04/2013

    2012 saw me intoduced to OLW it Changed my world! 2013 OLW is NEW. Embrace NEW - Behaviours,Attitudes,Thoughts,Beginnings, Opportunities, Routines, Disciplines, Skills, Talents, Appreciation, Wonder, Relationships, Friendships, Adventures, Goals, Pursuits, Possibilities, Traditions, Memories....... Thank you Ali.

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  11. Sarah says…
    01/04/2013

    My OLW is Quality.

    I have a much echoed sentiment - I commit to doing too much and it becomes diluted. I am seeking this year to have way fewer QUALITY things - all across the board in every aspect of my life.

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  13. JayEssJay says…
    01/04/2013

    This year, I've chosen the word "momentum" to ponder throughout 2013. I'm excited to see where this year and this word takes me. If nothing else, it should be an adventure.

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  14. Stacey says…
    01/04/2013

    I am choosing MANNER. To think about the manner in which I do things and why. To pay attention. I like that the origin is Middle English: from Old French maniere, based on Latin manuarius ‘of the hand,’ from manus ‘hand.’ I think the image of the hand will play prominently in documenting my word.

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  15. Heather M. says…
    01/04/2013

    what an awesome list! my word for the year is wholeness.

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  16. Erin says…
    01/04/2013

    Can Thank you be my word? I know it's two words but I want to try and make a read effort this year to be thankful for everything I have. And not think about the things that I think I'm missing (because in reality, I have everything think I need and way way more!)

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  18. Heather W says…
    01/05/2013

    Apply is my 2013 word

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  19. Cindy says…
    01/05/2013

    My word this year is COMPLETE/COMPLETELY. To complete lots of little things around my home, completely live in the moment, complete
    jobs at work etc.

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  20. Bee Rozatti says…
    01/05/2013

    What an inspiring read that went along with so many OLW's! Artist Mel Kadel has artwork labeled "Centered", and I loved the image it projected. I may be centered in the eye of storms, ha ha. . .but I like to think I seek to be centered in Christ. Happy New Year peeps!

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  23. Kristine says…
    01/05/2013

    FLY. I'm using a bird as my symbol along with my word. This is based on the Toni Morrison quote in Song of Solomon, "If you want to fly, you've got to get rid of all the stuff that's weighing you down." I'm hoping to get many things in my life in order and soar through 2013. :)

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  25. Judith Kaufman says…
    01/05/2013

    My word is LEARN! I'm beginning to paint...this is all so new to me and I'm opening myself to try this. I've been playing with art journaling and loving it...so this may be my next step!

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