It's a New Dawn

Two years ago, I followed Ali Edwards' lead and came up with One Little Word to inspire me over the course of the year. From her blog:

Essentially the idea is to choose a word (or let it choose you) that has the potential to make an impact on your life.

Maybe you want to invite something or maybe you are hoping to subtract something. Maybe your word will be practical or hopeful or creative or fanciful. Maybe you need a big word, something in-your-face that will challenge you everyday. Maybe you need something smaller and quieter that will whisper gentle tidings as you make your way throughout the year.

Last year, the word chose me. LOVELY. It was a beautiful reminder to find and create lovely in my life, and I have to say that it made a huge impact. As a way to wrap up the year, I'd like to share (again) the video that was my original inspiration for lovely.

As December draws to an end, I would encourage you to think about your hopes and dreams for this next year.

Our first Living. Lovely. challenge for January will be to seek out a vision for your new year,

and find a word that will whisper itself in your ear, day in, day out, as inspiration for living out that vision.

If you are willing to share your word in the comment section of this post,

I will add it to the list I post next Thursday (January 7th).


A vision is not just a picture of what could be;

it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.

~Rosabeth Moss Kanter