One Little Word 2013
One Little Word necklace from Lisa Leonard.
My word for 2013 is open.
Last year I had a great story about how my word came to me. This year it was more of a whisper and to be honest I'm not really sure what it means for me right now, or what it will end up meaning for me 12-months from now. And I'm okay with that.
Open is an attitude and an approach. It's a reminder to live wholeheartedly, to enter the ring, to live the length and the width. It's how I want to tackle this year.
I love that open is an action & a re-action. I can act with an open heart; I can re-act with an open heart.
I want to be open to it all - the amazing and the challenging. Wide open.
Are you considering selecting a word for yourself (or letting one find you)? There's no right or wrong. The main thing to remember is that this is your word. It's not for your child, parent, partner, spouse, sister, etc.
And what do you do with this one little word?
You live with it. You invite it into you life. You let it speak to you. You might even follow where it leads. There are so many possibilities.
I'd love to read what word you've chosen or are considering for 2013. In the comments feel free to simply leave your word as your comment or write a bit about why you are choosing this word. In a couple days I'll combine all the words into a single post - super inspiring to see all the words in one place.
If you’re new to the concept of One Little Word, you can read some of my previous posts here: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
One Little Word necklace from Liz Lamoreux. Use ONELITTLEWORD and receive 15% off through Jan 31.
ONE LITTLE WORD WORKSHOP
Registration is open for 2013 and you're invited to join the journey.
Each month you'll receive a prompt with a simple creative, writing, or photography project and a gentle reminder to check back in with your word. By the end of the year you'll have compiled the contents of an 8.5x11 album that documents, defines, celebrates and generally makes your word more visible. Workshop materials include printable elements, full-color PDF handouts, and video presentations.
People have been asking me if you have to be a scrapbooker for this class. My answer is no. Even though we are making an album it's really more of a journaling/record keeping/thinking/exploring project. I'm excited to see how people interpret the prompts and make them meaningful for their own lives.
This is not complicated and it's not time-consuming. It's simply a way we can come together to share our experience with our words throughout the course of the year.
The One Little Word classroom opens on January 1, 2013.
[...] Isn’t she amazingThis year her word is Open. [...]
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My word for 2013 is present.
I want to focus on being present instead of being so worried about what the future might hold. I blogged about it, too :)
http://theknightfive.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/whats-your-word/
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I'm going with WRITE. That's what I want to do...instead of facebook, tv, etc.
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[...] year a lot of bloggers create one word, a word to live by each year. I have never participated in this until this year. My word… [...]
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I am feeling that "choose" is my word for this year. It jumped out at me off of ELise Blaha's blog all last year. I sometimes feel and behave like a victim rather than owning my choices or the choice of NOT choosing. It feels right.
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[...] If you find it, let me know. I also will be posting information throughout the year to keep my One Little Word, Focus in the front of my mind. Do you have a word for the [...]
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[...] If you find it, let me know. I also will be posting information throughout the year to keep my One Little Word, Focus in the front of my mind. Do you have a word for the [...]
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My original word was going to be IMPROVE. But as I tried to apply that to what I wanted, it did not always fit. I choose the word CHOOSE. I CHOOSE to simplify, to read more, to declutter, to make a stronger marriage, to listen better, to make a meal plan, to spend Quality time, to improve my bond with my girls, to be more frugal, to learn new words, to be more calm, not stress so much, to be Happy! I wish I had caught on to this sooner!
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[...] can be found in a variety of blogs from tech to faith to flair. Read for yourself here, here, here, here, and [...]
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I've never done this before, but the word COMPLETE has found its way into my heart this year. There are lots of unfinished creative, household and work-related projects to COMPLETE in 2013. But there's also the reminder that my life is COMPLETE even as my husband is deployed and we live far away from family.
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[...] (digital) paper the fact that I am thinking about what I want to focus on this year. I have chosen one little word for 2013, but I’m saving that for another post … Related posts:as promised ...project [...]
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[...] to you and allow that word to enrich your life throughout the year. You can find out more about the ‘one little word’ idea here. For 2013 I’ve chosen the word [...]
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[...] Little Word is inspired by Ali Edwards and her 2013 workshop is available through Big PIcture Classes. My blog banner logo uses Ali [...]
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[...] brincadeira, ou melhor, o exercício, eu vi no Colorida Vida da Ana, que viu no One Little Word da Ali, que um dia, provavelmente, viu em algum outro lugar. A ideia é escolher uma palavra para [...]
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I'm going with the word Accept. I'm always tring to change what's not mine to change. I need to accept things as they are.
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[...] * This post is a response to the One Word prompts in the Reverb Remix. The One Little Word exercise is inspired by Ali Edwards. [...]
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[...] it would be cool to try and do that someday. But, lately, especially as I think more about my One Little Word (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, you can read about my word of the year here) [...]
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[...] at the beginning of the vacation, I was introduced to Ali Edward’s idea behind choosing one little word for 2013. The idea is that you choose ONE word that sums up what you want for yourself in 2013. When I [...]
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I SORT OF STUMBLED UPON "olw" THROUGH A COUPLE OF BLOGS THAT I FOLLOW AND A LIGHT BULB FLASHED AND I KNEW THAT THIS EXERCISE IS JUST WHAT I NEED. I WILL BE JOINING YOUR GROUP SOON AND THE FIRST WORD THAT CAME TO MIND IS "FORWARD" - I HAVE SPENT WAY TOO MUCH TIME OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS THINKING ABOUT WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE; WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE, ETC, ETC AND NOW IT'S TIME TO MOVE FORWARD AND JUST DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO LISA ALLEN OF "BACK TO ALLEN" AND DAWN OF "JOYFUL SCRIBBLINGS" FOR INTRODUCING ME TO "OLW"
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[...] came across One Little Word via bloggers Elise and Ali Edwards. The idea is to choose a word that encompasses the things you want to achieve during the year and [...]
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[...] Find out more here: One Little Word 2010 | Ali Edwards. [...]
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[...] don’t you think?). For more ideas on choosing your own mantra for 2013, check out this post by Ali Edwards. There really is such big power in one little word. What word speaks to you? Make [...]
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thanks for getting me going on this inspiring intention setting project! this is year 3 for me (I found you via Painted Path) and this year my word is SAVOUR!
more at: http://christywilson.ca/?p=1101
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[...] keeping with Ali Edwards One Little Word, I have chosen “SIMPLIFY” for me. In 2012, I tried to do too much and my life became [...]
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My word is light. I was inspired by this quote from my fellow Canadian Leonard Cohen, "There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in." There have been a lot of cracks in my life this past year, but I am determined to let the light in.
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