One Little Word® 2014
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My One Little Word for 2014 is thrive.
This year, more than any other I can remember, I'm starting off the year with questions. What does it mean for me to thrive? What does it look like? What does it fee like? Are there areas in which I'm already thriving? What's realistic vs. visions of what I have in my head of what it means to thrive?
Open was an awesome word for me last year. It was a touchstone as I navigated my way through growing pains and man oh man did it work in a million different ways I could not have imagined when I started 2013. More often than not when faced with a decision, I chose to open more rather than closing off which was my number one intention last year. That said, I feel like I've been spinning in circles a lot this past year. I've been reacting vs. being proactive and have been dealing with a variety of issues related to stress and growth (totally all part of my own life journey).
To me thriving is optimal living. It's being present and awake and stepping up to be my best self physically, emotionally, spiritually, creatively and within my relationships.
It's not a quest for perfection. It's an opportunity to continue choosing to let go of things outside of my control and to figure out who that best-me-right-now really is.
It will be a whole new journey and I'm here to tell you I welcome it wholeheartedly.
Bring on 2014.
This year I invited my friend Elise Blaha Cripe to film a little video about her experience with One Little Word. One of the reasons I admire Elise is that she is awesome at follow-through and documentation. I've loved reading about her experience with her words over the last few years on her blog and she inspires me consistently with her projects and her real-life reflections.
Here's Elise in her own words:
Thank you Elise for sharing about your own journey here.
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.
SHARE YOUR WORD THE COMMENTS | I’d love to read what word you’ve chosen or are considering for 2014. 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, 2012 and 2013.
ONE LITTLE WORD® 2014 | To help keep your One Little Word® more visible throughout the year I offer a year-long workshop featuring one prompt per month. Read all the details and sign up here. Registration is $5 off until December 31.
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My word is SAVOR. Here is what I wrote in my journal about why....
SAVOR: My word for 2014. I want to savor lots of things this year. I want to savor time with God first of all. This is going to require a commitment to meditation and practice in being still and thinking. It will assure that I settle in and think before speaking and mull things over. I need the slowing down in order to take inventory in my life. There are changes coming that need to be addressed and I will need the SAVOR part of my resolution in order to parse out all of these new adventures.
I want to SAVOR my life in words. Thus, I am trying to commit to writing one page a day to get my thoughts and feelings on the page.
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I am announcing my word for 2014: FORWARD. It is time for me to move forward. I tend to get stuck and overwhelmed. This year I will work on taking steps, whether tiny or huge, to keep moving, to complete things, to learn to set in place routines for myself. Happy 2014 everyone and best wishes with your OLW this year.
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My One Little Word has been the same since 2011 after my 11 year old son died of cancer is and will likely continue to be.... Brave.
When asked what does brave mean....
"To never give up and to know that you don't have a limit to how hard you can try." - Tucker S. Arnold, forever 11
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my lovely daughter gave me this program as a Christmas present. I chose the word courage. We have been through a lot collectively as a family and I have become very fearful and want to find courage in everyday. I have fibro and find it complicated. I want to be courageious for myself and family. Has anyone else chose this word?
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I chose courage. my family has been through a few rough years collectively and my wonderful daughter gave me this course as a Christmas gift. She is also signed up. i have fibro ans have had a lot of life changes. Courage does not mean brave. there are so many wonderful quotes out there that i had so much fun reading. I am interesred if anyone else chose that word.
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I took your class several years ago and loved it. I've let a word choose me every since. This year's word is RECEIVE. It's sort of a strange one, but I've already seen how it's showing up in my life. I'll be sharing a link to your post on my blog.
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mindfulness
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Passion. Maybe because I'm getting older and I realize the value of living in the moment. I want my moments to be filled with things I am passionate about and pursuing them with passion. Loving my husband and child, advocating for children, being present to family and friends. These are a few things I'm passionate about. Welcome 2014!
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Hey Ali!
Don't worry, I know you're crazy famous so I don't expect you to respond or stop by, but I wanted to give credit where credit is due. This is my first year choosing a word for the year {DELIBERATE}. I know it's only been a week but I'm loving the focus it's giving me. Thank you for inspiring me and so many others to live life to the very fullest.
Here's a link to the page I created in celebration of my word:
http://fleurdelo.blogspot.com/2014/01/slice-of-life-2014-one-simple-word.html
Happy scrapping!
{Lora}
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My word is simplify!
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Focus. It just hit me on the way home from work tonight. My word is focus.
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My word is aware. Awareness of myself, my feelings, my eating habits, my life. Being more aware of my wants, needs, desires and why I do what I do.
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My word is"White"
I have been told I always look on the "black Side" of life, and its true and this makes me miserable.
now I have a focus to look on the White side
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