One Little Word 2012 | The Words
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
I loved reading these words and so excited for everyone and their new journey's with them. How inspiring all of them are in a list like this.
Just have to say I'd like to know more about the words "bathroom" and hokey pokey and why they were picked.
and the hokey pokey one was I believe around post 500 or higher - relatively new. She wanted to "put her whole self in" to remember to dance, shake it all around, etc. to be present and remember to have fun it seems like.
I loved the reason for the "hokey pokey" that is super creative! Good luck to her
Thanks Tashia,
I figured that's what it was about. How great for her to choose this word and all the fun she will have making it happen. Thanks again.
Dawn,
I was reading comments on the first post for OLW and the woman who chose the word bathroom said that she has a bathroom remodeling project that she wants to start and complete in the new year, so that's why she chose "bathroom". It looks sort of funny in the list with all the others!
Thank you Debbie !! That is an awesome word for the year, what a fun way to choose to be present. Really love reading these OLW not sure how I missed these two earlier, so thanks ladies for the help.
I hope these words work well with them for 2012!!
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These are awesome and I forgot to post mine so here is mine: MISSION
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I wish everyone a wonderful journey with their OLW. For 2012 I have chosen the word pride.
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my word is: S O U L
I chose this word for 2011 and loved what I learned. Hope the same for you. It is such a moving word that I am "keeping it going" along with "hopeful."
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Great list, my word is ACHIEVE
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So loved reading this list, how very inspiring and uplifting. Thank you for sharing these amazing words and I wish everyone a wonderful journey with their OLW.
love me :-)
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My 2012 word is GIFT.
It is already a wonderful match.
Thank you, Ali, for all you put into this project.
~j
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My One Little Word for 2012 is : Pause :
I love this word. Don't we all need to pause sometimes? Great choice!
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Such great words all around, my word for this year will be involved!!
Thanks for sharing all the words!!
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Ali, could you please add "goal" to your list. Thank You.
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My word is WONDER.
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Hi Ali, my word is Energy. Have to go to bed earlier. I started yesterday. :) happy 2012!!
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My word for 2012 is: purposeful
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A couple of my colleagues choose a guiding word every year. In fact, one of them posted this to the other on Facebook and I happened to see it. I've decided to join in - my word is rise.
Thanks for doing this! Happy New Year!
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thanks for making the list!
love seeing all the inspiring words...
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What an inspiring list! I'm looking forward to growing with my word!
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I'm still vacillating between two words. Either connect, which is on the list, or glow, which is not. I'm going to have to listen and see which one is speaking more loudly to me right now.
My 2010 word was connect and in that year I've made two of the best friends I've ever had! Good luck.
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My word for 2012: BEHOLD
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing the inspiration! My word is: receptive
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OLW 2011: RESOLVE
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Hi Ali,
After jotting down a list - word after word, my OLW is PURPOSE.
Surprisingly, I didn't see it on this list.
I hope this word helps some others looking for their OLW.
To me, PURPOSE means:
To live with intention, planned and thoughtfully.
To create/preserve calmness by preplanning.
To truly enjoy, delight in, cherish and celebrate little and big life moments by not allowing chaos rule my life.
My word last year was MOVE.
And boy, did I! Not only physically in location, but emotionally and all aspects... But with it came a lot of chaos.
Happy NEW YEAR Ali!!!
Wishing you and the kids great adventures and moments in 2012.
I also made a list and looked up definitions/synonyms. I was toying with focus, joy, do and create. Then PURPOSE found me and seemed to encompass everything I was looking for this year. I love your writing about the word. Are you taking Ali's OLW class?
My word is also purpose, I love your writing on it, it touched me and added meaning to my goals for the year.
Susie, I just wanted to tell you I love this word, AND your writing behind it. Happy New Year!
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My word for 2012 is comfort. In day one I discovered even more facets to this word as I ran, planned my week, played, did chores and worked on our holiday letter. Hello 2012.
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Project is my word...as in finsihing up a bunch of projects...health wise, financially, home wise, and art wise:)
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My 2012 word (phrase?) is Well-Being.
2011 was Present
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My word for 2012 is GENTLE.
Hi Kathleen (and Ali). My OLW is Gentle; glad to share it with someone else. I had contemplated doing OLW 2012, and up until then, I had decided against it because I didn't have a word. My OLW came to me on the night of December 30th; my first inclination was to look up the word in the bible. Sure enough, I knew then and there that it was my word, and signed up to take Ali's class the next morning.
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