My One Little Word {{2015}}

This will be my third year participating in the 'one little word' challenge. Last year my word was 'purpose' and I tried to focusing on finding the purpose of all aspects of my life. It was truly eye opening and I can truly say I grew from the experience. You can still see some of my posts focusing around that one word at the top of this page (at least until I update it). I had a really hard time picking a word for this year. I thought and thought on what I wanted to focus on but nothing just seemed to fit. I finally just decided to pick one. Out of all the different words I wrote and thought about, I decided I would just close my eyes and randomly point because really, they were all really good. I would grow from focusing on any of them in numerous ways. It was fitting that my finger landed here, on this little word

Sometimes we just need to take a deep breath, gather our wits, and plunge in head first. This year I'm going to focus on being brave - what it means, what it feels like, and how I can incorporate it into my life. Did you pick one little word for 2015? If so, what was it? I'd love to know!

My One Word for 2014

Pur·pose noun

: the reason why something is done or used : the aim or intention of something

: the feeling of being determined to do or achieve something

: the aim or goal of a person : what a person is trying to do, become, etc.

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I'm not sure how many of you have heard of 'my one word' before but it is something that I have done for the past two years and plan on continuing into this year. Instead of making a whole list of resolutions that you are likely not to keep, you pick one word and center everything around it for the year. This word is typically something soul-inspiring, something that will change your character and help you to become more of the person that you want to become. It is still meant to be challenging, but it focuses less on leaving things behind and more on bringing positive things into light. I like that.

This year my one word is purpose. I choose this word for many reasons but mainly because living with a purpose is something that I've been telling myself that I need to do more of for over a year now. I want to do things intentionally, with purpose. For example, dinner should not just be cooked because we must eat, but because I want to purposely and intentionally serve my husband and child by using my own talents and ability to cook them a healthy meal, at a reasonable time, and for the purpose of pleasing them and myself. Food should also be ate at the purpose of fueling our body and not simply for boredom, pleasure, or other random meanings. It's all about finding the true meaning behind the things that we do and then taking those things and turning them around so that they are purposeful, intentional and a blessing.

I truly believe that if I focus on living with purpose for a year, I will find myself happier and feeling more blessed than ever before. 

You can find more information on 'My One Word' on www.myoneword.org and also see my own entry here:  http://myoneword.org/word/jennovey-purpose/#sthash.MIO6mtXN

If you decide to choose one word for this year, please share it with me! I'd love to help support you on your journey.