2009 Words

I love this list - thanks for sharing. My word is 'nourish' - similar to your 'nurture' but a slightly different nuance. I really need to nourish myself in several important ways this year, and to nourish the vital relationships in my life.
Peace and blessings on your new year!

Play

I'm always so inspired by your posts. ( I've never posted on anyone's blog before.)
I have three 5-year-olds that are growing up very quickly, so I've chosen TREASURE as my word for this year.

Ali, I hope you don't mind, but I took this idea and tried spinning it a different (and hopefully humorous) way. Thanks -- as I said before, I do love the One Little Word concept, and my official word is DO.
http://www.jamespreller.com/2009/01/03/my-word-for-2009/

i was reading down the list, hoping to be inspired, but it was in your previous post which did it. the word fulfilled jumped off the page for me. and so i choose the word fulfill for 2009. it seems to put the focus more on choosing the right choices for mein order to be fulfilled and not just accomplishing a laundry list of goals.
thank you for sharing your journey. you are an inspiration. best baby wishes to you!

Hi Ali
My word for this year is declutter. Declutter my home, my life, my body. Get rid of anything that isn't improving my quality of life, remove anything that isn't making me the best I can be. Thanks for another great year of blogging! All the best for 2009!
Jane, Sydney AUS

Hey Ali!
You give so much to your readers. Thanks.
I changed my word after much thought....
Mine is PLAY
I love how it makes me stop and ask my kids (and myself) "What do you want to play when we get home?"
It reminds me not to worry so much, too.

I have 2 words this year.
Organized - I want to be more organized my life, my suroundings and in myself.
Preserve - Preserve memories, everyday happenings in scrapbooking and also making preserves to preserve the abundent wonderful fruit and vegetables we have around us for the year!

ATTITUDE - this as final choice came to me when I happened across this quote by Charles Swindoll - how true!
"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”

Cool list - and alphabetical! Love it:)

Updated to here :).

Wow, that list is awesome to read! Thanks

How inspiring to have such a powerful list of words! Mine was Enough, and is missing, but I didn't feel like I missed much with that list!

My word is success. after a hugely stressful and traumatic year I am definitely in need of a bit of success.

What an amazing and inspiring list of words. The list has given me lots to think about and reflect on.
Happy 2009 to all!

Ali, this is so wonderful.
This is just what we do at my site every day - so many of these words are on our past and future list of kits/inspiration...
http://www.scrapbookingfromtheinsideout.com

My word is Footprints as in Leave only footprints. Reminding me to put away the things I touch rather than just set them down.

so fun to browse all of these!! and SO fun to see my word in there :)

I tried to make mine one word but they didn't fit this year. This year's is "let go"
thanks for the inspiration. Last year it got me through a lot and helped me learn a lot and helped me focus! Much peace and love to you as you and your family grow!!

I tried to make mine one word but they didn't fit this year. This year's is "let go"
thanks for the inspiration. Last year it got me through a lot and helped me learn a lot and helped me focus! Much peace and love to you as you and your family grow!!

Hi Ali,
I didn't see my word on your list! Thank you for doing this list. My word is PLAY

wow...what an inspiring list. my word is OPTIMISM...

My word is more of a phrase. "Its all about the Dash" The Dash is the time between being Born and Death. I am trying to make my Dash count.

Hey Ali,
My word is threshold. I recently read a defination of a threshold from a Latin word: a time when normal limits to thought, self-understanding and behavior are relaxed - a situation with can lead to new perspectives.
Happy new year!

What an AMAZING list of inspirational words.
My word for this year is SENSITIVE. Already I have made discoveries that have excited, motivated and inpired me.
Thanks for the prompt.
:D