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.
[...] concept of picking a word was shared with me by my sister in law Amy, and taken from Ali Edwards blog about choosing one word to embody what you hope for your year to be. A single word that can be a [...]
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[...] never felt the desire to chose a word for the year before (ala Ali Edwards One Little Word series). While reflecting on 2012 and thinking about what is come, I kept thinking of the word: MOVE. So [...]
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Mine word for 2013 is GRACE. I want to give move grace and I want to receive more grace.
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[...] I have many things I would like to work on in 2013, I have chosen to focus on one little word and explore what it means throughout the year: whole. My intention is to continue to make [...]
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[...] It’s a long story that begins with Project Life, which led to Ali Edwards blog, which led to One Little Word and has now progressed to the She Art Workshop. These four things are all phenomenal. And brought [...]
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[...] Via this bloggers post about her “One little word“. I liked the idea, so I clicked the link to the original source of the idea … a blogger named Ali [...]
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[...] I decided to take an online workshop by Ali Edwards called One Little Word 2013. I came across the One Little Word concept in the middle of last year and have been thinking about the idea of one little word [...]
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[...] que proponen existe una diseñadora que me gusta Alie Edwards y propone iniciar el año con una palabra que sea tu motivador así que finalmente me animé y elegí mi palabra para el [...]
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First onelittleword i've done!
My word for 2013 is Unsinkable.
I cant wait to follow where this leads me!
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[...] do my own little reviews of them as I knock them off. I also signed up for Ali Edward’s One Little Word workshop, so I’ll be spending the year chronicling that word in visual format – my word [...]
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[...] okay because I had lots of stories. I included a double of one of the cards I’m using for a workshop I’m taking. I’ll be writing more about that project some time this month. Loving this [...]
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My word is recovery. It's going to be my focus this year. I'm working hard right now on my path to recovery, and I still have and miles yet to go. I'll reach it though, I'm confident of that!
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[...] One Little Word (click on the link to go to Ali Edwards blog… that’s where I first read about this movement). My word for this year is MELIORA!!! It means ever better (love that!). Meliora is the University of Rochester (where I got a couple of degrees ) motto. I saw it on a poster at the airport on New Year’s Eve… it aligns perfectly with my goals for this year. Striving to be ever better (for myself, my family, and all aspects of life)!!! [...]
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Cherish. 4 teenagers and a busy life have led my meditation back to this one word. A reminder to pause. For me its a word that means love, taking an interest, caring about others, appreciating and being happy with what we have. I will admit the word is for more then just me, but whether my family embraces the theme or not this year I am excited for the blessed reminder of this one little word as we go through this next year.
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[...] been throwing around ideas for new year resolutions and decided to adopt my own word for 2013, a la Ali Edwards. My one little word for 2013 is “DO.” Such a simple word, but for me it is [...]
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[...] my One Little Word for the year. And, even though, Zach isn’t doing the prompts form Ali Edwards, he still has a word. You can read all my One Little Word posts [...]
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[...] spent some time working out what my One Little Word would be. Many cups of tea were drunk, words were scribbled down (and erased), and I walked, a lot. [...]
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I've thought and thought about it. It's actually two words. My OLW is "Letting Go".
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I've thought a lot about my word. I've finally decided on, "letting go". It's something that I really need to learn to do.
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[...] If you want to know more about how it came to be and how it can help you, you can read all about it here. [...]
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[...] year, I chose the word FOCUS to be my “one little word” to guide me through the year, a la Ali Edwards. But last year, I failed at putting FOCUS at the center of my life. I got too busy to FOCUS on [...]
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[...] this year’s one little word challenge, I think the word I want (and need) to embrace during 2013 is humility. There are so many forms [...]
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