One Little Word 2010

This will be my first year participating but as soon as I read about it my word popped into my head. Grow. Not in body - eek, no hopefully that will be shrinking by at least 2 dress sizes.
I need to grow within myself. Become a stronger person, learn more, learn patience, listen more, try to gain some self esteem, self pride, sense of worth in myself and my home... even in stuff I make. Just grow within myself. Not putting it across well but I know what I mean :)

My word for this year is "new."

I have read about "Ali's word" in a few places recently and I am inspired by the number of people you have touched with this concept.
For me, it seems my word has found me this year. As I have read everybody's comments, the word that keeps bouncing around in my head is CREATE. I know it is fairly common and probably not that deep but I think that in reality, I have spent a lot more time reading about scrapbooking than I have actually spent DOING IT.
So this year, I am creating. 9 layouts to date!

Everyone has such wonderful and inspiring words. This is my first year, and I am choosing ILLUMINATE - brightened with light. I want to work on inviting God's light and love into me, flow into my projects, and brighten my interactions with others.
My secondary words are CONNECT and COMPLETE, to remind me to connect more consistently with friends and family in positive ways, and to focus on specific projects and pages to finish them.

Finally, I have decided on my 'word'... silence. I was reading one of my favorite blogs a while back and there was a quote posted... "Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose." Loved the quote and I thought right then and there that silence would be my 2010 word. But, I kept saying, there's probably a better word for me out there, just got to find it. Today, a friend's status on facebook was: "It is when we silence the chattering of our mind that we can truly hear what is in our heart and find the still, clear purity that lies within the soul. Spiritual love carries us into the silence of our original state of being. This silence contains the power to create harmony in all relationships and the sweetness to sustain them." Right away, I knew that I had not found the word 'silence', but that it had found me. ~silence~

MY word is FAITH ... I need it. I have Faith in Him, & I need Faith to Help me Achieve the things I want to make better this year. I have Faith in my FAmily, My wonderful Hoo Friends, I have Faith that I can be a better Person, That He will look after my 3 Teen & 4 Preteen Grand Children as they continue their Journey.
I have Faith & If I keep FAith I know I can do the things I have set out for myself & those I love.

My word this year is Change. I am ready for some change in my life. I love all the words I'm seeing above.

This is my first year using the OneWord~ I usually have quotes stuck all over the place to build me up and keep me positive, but sometimes you get lost in the whole thing. I love this one word concept. Thanks for bringing this to us. I have chosen the word........SELF-CONFIDENCE. I need to concentrate in building the confidence in myself, confidence in my powers and confidence in my abilities in all aspects of my life and the people that surround me.
BTW: I loved reading each and everyone's one word. Thanks for the inspiration.

My word is memories. After my father was killed this summer at the age of 87, my mom moved in with me. Everyday we have an adventure. We are both stumbling through grief. We both have health issues. Someday she is helping me but mostly I am helping her. I fix her healthy meals, I dispense her meds, I have her friends over to visit, I do her laundry, I snuggle with her for a nap. I bathe her, I tuck her in. We are making new memories from all the old ones. I am so lucky.

As opposed to half baked.

I'm going to use this idea with my students as well. I teach high school and my students have blogs. Maybe we could collaborate? Or someone else who reads this post?

My word is FINISH. I am always starting things, leaving things to the last minute, doing a halfway job, and even doing something as simple as leaving thawed meat int he fridge too long! So my word this year is FINISH. It requires stamina and focus, drive and determination, Patience and peace.

My word this year will be cherish. That means slowing down the pace of my life so that I can enjoy and be more appreciative of the people and pleasures in my life.

Ali,
My word will be to thrive (When I translate to Portuguese became only one little word: Prosperar)
I am Brazilian and I being visiting you blog for a while. I am putting in my blog the link to the post "One Little Word 2010".
I would love for you to visit my blog: http://scrapbyfabi.blogspot.com/, If you have time.
Take care,
Fabiana

i choose do as the first word I'll be inspired by. I hope it'll do me good this year. Thank you for posting this! I have made a link to this post on my blog:)
I look forward to reading about what "story" will do for you.

I absolutely love the idea of a word for 2010. Thank you for giving me such a wonderful idea about how I can focus my energy. My word for 2010 is AUTHENTICITY. This year is about leading a an authentic life, being the person I really am, not trying to live up to the expectations of others and charting my own course.

My word for 2010 is TRUST. Trust because I have learned to trust in GOD with everything in my life. I leave you with this Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

I guess, I might :)
but wow! just a simple word but it's hard to think about any word and this take a lot of courage to let it manifest on me for a year.
quite a challenge that I want to take in.
I'm glad i found your site.
thanks to creativeapples for featuring you on her post :)