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My word for the year is going to be joy. I'm going to try to find joy in all things, large and small - good and bad.
 
I am torn. I usually pick a word and don't stick with it. I am leaning towards HEAL. But I'm not entirely sure.
 
I think my word is going to be STORY. Lots of writing (fiction and poetry) to be done this year. Lots of scrapping. Lots of documenting moments. Creating a better story. Living my true story. Etc.
 
Last year's word was focus which I did somewhat successfully. Currently, trying to finalize my OLW for this year. In the running are balance, thrive, create and Live.
 
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I get all goose-bumpy reading everyone's words. They have so much significance and meaning for each of you. I LOVE that so much!! Mine is joy. I was really devastated earlier this year and have been working hard and getting myself better. Joy is my word and I really want to focus on the moment and recognize the value and beauty in what I'm doing and seeing. All the mindfulness stuff from of all my therapy ... my counselors would be proud of me for applying it!!! LOL!!! :giggle
 
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Love seeing everyone's choices.

Mine is LISTEN.

I've never done this before, I always wanted to, but never committed to it. This year I'm going all the way with an album and everything:)

Are any of you on the FB group? Do you have the same usernames?

Very excited!
 
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Mine is forgive. I need to learn how to forgive since I can't change anything anyway.
 
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Mine is happy. Since losing my job at the beginning of 2012,I just haven't been able to be hold on to happiness so that is my goal for this year. I am going to figure out how to be truly happy again.
 
I think my word for this year will be regroup. I also like focus and thought of using that but I think my problem last year was that I tried to focus on too much. I need to regroup and focus only on what matters.
 
My word is Embrace. There is a possibility of lots of changes for myself and my family this year (work, location, health, school, etc) and I'm dreading it since I don't like change. However, rather than fight it or run from it, I'm going to embrace the changes and welcome the lessons I'll learn and the growth I'll experience.
 
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Mine is "Look" :) And I've created 12 prompts for the next 12 months. The first months is "look after" which means making more of an effort to look after myself, both physically and emotionally as well as the place we live, and being more compassionate towards my boyfriend! Loving to see all the words here though =D
 
My word last year was Focus and I loved it. I took Ali's year long course and feel like I really embraced my word. I don't think you really let go of past words, you carry them with you into future years and add to them.

This year my word is PAUSE, and it took me a couple of weeks to find it. Then it was just there and perfect. I've written down no less than a half dozen different contexts for it in my daily life, but the main draw for me is to move away from the reactive state I've sort of adopted where the biggest fire gets all my energy and attention, and instead approach life from a more evaluative place. "Mindful" would have worked, as well - but I like shorter words and I feel like "pause" is a lot like last year's "focus" in that it can have a broader meaning.
 
I need help with mine. I need a better word for "purge" That sounds too bulimic...but a more positive way to say "get rid of"...as in get rid of my fat a**...get rid of the crap around the house....get rid of things in general that weigh me down, physically and emotionally.
 
My word this year is adventure. I get so caught up in the day to day and have become serious, boring, and honestly, kind of crabby. I am looking to consciously add more adventure, more play, more smiles, more fun into my daily life.
 
I started OLW last year. Last year I chose "Believe" because my husband was deathly ill and I needed to believe he would get better. It got me up in the morning and got me through the day. I just kept believing that miracles can happen. And my constant belief help him to stay strong and not give up. He was put on the transplant list in February and got the call at the end of March. He is now 9 months post transplant and while he has had a few hiccups, he is doing well.

So this year I chose "Joy" as my OLW. I am hoping that we can both just breathe a little and enjoy life again.
 
I chose the word "balance," because that's something that I struggle with, but that I think will make a lot of difference in the happiness/quality of my life if I can improve!
 
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