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. nicole says…
    01/01/2013

    My word is Lucky, because I am and I need to focus on it more.

    Reply 1 Reply
    1. Terri says…
      01/01/2013

      You took the words out of my mouth! I couldn't agree more....LUCKY and want to start living that way.

  2. Wendy says…
    01/01/2013

    Ali, I love the idea of one little word, I will be signing up later this week and hope to really grab a hold of my word and have an amazing and life changing year. The last few years have not been easy and I have struggled with life and at many times felt like my life was running me. I struggled with depression and a way over scheduled life and family all adding to more stress and a sence of helplessness. Last year after reading about this concept I decided to give it a try, I didn't sign up for the class, but I did choose a word and it was happy. Just choosing a word and trying to focus on it was huge. I felt like I really could be happy, and for the first time in a really long time I felt that way. Not all the time, but I had made a choice to try and that choice made all the difference in my life. So Ali, thank you so much for all you do with this, one little word really can change your life, it may have actually saved mine. I can't wait to actually take the class and truly embrace my word for this year, CONNECT. I am going to actually plug in and connect with my life, truly connect with my husband and kids, and really connect with others. I can't wait to see where this will take me.

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    1. Denise says…
      01/02/2013

      So happy you are doing this Wendy! I can relate to a lot of what you are saying!!! 2013 WILL be a better year for all of us!

    2. Stacey says…
      01/05/2013

      Wendy, that was my 2010 OLW and it worked wonders - good luck!

  3. Marina D-k says…
    01/01/2013

    I love reading the list of words each year. Definitely a fave post.

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  4. amy tangerine says…
    01/01/2013

    my word is "neat"

    love this list!!

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  5. One Little Word | Mom & Wife says…
    01/01/2013

    [...] that frame of mind, I also read a blog post from Becki at WhippyCake.com that inspired me to choose “one little word” to remember throughout the year. I encourage you all to read both Becki’s and Ali [...]

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  6. Machelle says…
    01/01/2013

    The word I am choosing is Thrive. Last year I think I merely exsisted. This year I want to thrive! 1 : to grow vigorously : FLOURISH 2 : PROSPER 3 : to progress toward or realize a goal despite or because of circumstances —

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    1. Emily says…
      01/08/2013

      That is my word as well! Enjoy the journey!

  7. MyRainbowCoalition says…
    01/01/2013

    My OLW is humble. I need some more humility in my life.

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  8. Cady says…
    01/01/2013

    My word is curiosity! And I'm so excited to approach this year with curiosity and wonderment. I'm ready to try new things and focus on what really interests me.

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  9. Mary Smith says…
    01/01/2013

    My word is PROGRESS, I want to be able to look back at this year and see progress in a couple areas of my life. Like weight, I get discouraged when I weight each day but now its about the whole year not that one day. It's about my daily life choices that in the end will add up to progress. I will also be taking on the second half of our house remodel, so I will definately see progress there! I am excited to start the OLW class and see where 2013 takes me!

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  10. Julie says…
    01/01/2013

    My word is PROGRESS. :)

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  11. Keela says…
    01/01/2013

    Mine is moderation. :)

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  12. Bela says…
    01/01/2013

    My OLW is "journey". Love reading the list.

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  13. Faith says…
    01/01/2013

    My word is Nourish

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  14. Cathy G says…
    01/01/2013

    My OLW for 2013 is CRAFT, back to basics this year :)

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  15. Anita says…
    01/01/2013

    mine is - reconnect- with family, friends, with nature, with myself.....

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  16. Jennifer says…
    01/01/2013

    challenge. I want to challenge myself to be my best and do my best this year

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  17. pen says…
    01/01/2013

    My word is NOURISHMENT and I'm determined to complete One Little Word this year :)

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  18. Julie Paule says…
    01/01/2013

    Mine is restored.

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  19. Jeanne Ann says…
    01/01/2013

    My OLW had not shown its face to me until I was reading through the list and comments. Over the years I have been purposefully growing as a person, each year trying to become better than the last and I had put some thought into what I wanted to improve on in 2013 but I didn't realize until just now that I want to RENEW myself in more ways that in years past. Thanks Ali and all for the inspiration to carry on.

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  20. Donna M says…
    01/01/2013

    My word is simplicity.

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  21. Amanda Susan says…
    01/01/2013

    My word is VIEW. Excited to see where this takes me.

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  22. Teresa says…
    01/01/2013

    taste

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  23. Marilyn says…
    01/01/2013

    Are we able to get our word in the circle design. I am seeing lots of people posting there word this way. Thanks

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  24. Yvonne Blair says…
    01/01/2013

    My word this year is ASPIRE. I want to aspire more...organization, activity, self improvement, grateful, open. I love what this word represents to me. I have done OLW for the last four years and truly am thankful for what it has brought or taught me! Thank you for being such a positive inspiration Ali...you really touch so many lives.
    Happy New Year!

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    1. Natalie says…
      01/03/2013

      mine too...
      that is so awesome,
      we each get courage from each other :)

  25. Melanie K says…
    01/01/2013

    I am choosing SATISFIED. Something i need to be more of in my life.

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