Image by Henry Cancienne.
Do you select a One Little Word for the year? For years, I’ve been choosing a single word to guide my spiritual journey. Last year’s word was Enough. This word kept me in check. Whenever I questioned myself, I remembered “You are enough.” But as 2023 approached, I thought I wanted a more active word. I follow my good friend’s daughter on Instagram. Faith Broussard Cade has become an influencer under the name Fleur de lis Speaks. I clipped this recent post:
My new word for 2023 is Purpose.
What is my purpose?
Does this activity fit with my purpose?
Can I live each day with purpose?
I have been having mixed feelings about the word, so I talked it over with a friend. She offered me the wisdom that my purpose is with God, to bless others with my own faith.
My daughter got an oracle deck for Christmas. She said, “Just for fun, ask the oracle a question and pick a card.”
I kept the question to myself, but the card I picked was “Dancing Spirit” with a beautiful butterfly as the image. The main tenants were “Honoring Oneself”
*Build self-esteem
*Feeling the sweetness of life
* Sharing your inner light in a centered way.
I believe that purpose will continue to show up in my life. Funny how that happens.
I love to share the practice of choosing a word with students. I found some word beads and elastic string at Target, so my students each chose a word and I made them a bracelet.
I asked them to write a post about their words by choosing a quote and writing about what the word means to them and why they chose it. It’s a fun way to greet the new year.
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Reflections on the Teche 
I am fascinated by OLWs and all that goes into selecting them. Purpose feels like a powerful word and I’ll be interested in seeing how it manifests throughout your year. I’ve been debating about whether or not to choose OLW or not…I guess I need to decide pretty soon! lol
I didn’t think too much about it when I chose it. So I’ll let it manifest itself.
Love that quote Margaret. And loved how your word came about and what has transpired so far. Mine is stretch.
It IS funny how our words chose us and give us lots of room to think just the opposite. I love that your students chose words. I look forward to seeing where purpose takes you this year. So much to learn!
Margaret, your one words and their backstory are always interesting. I love hearing about this new word, purpose and the question you ask- “Can I live each day with purpose?” I am sure you will find your purpose through God in so many wonderful ways this year. I look forward to hearing more. Also, thanks for sharing your new lesson with the children and for hosting.
My one word post is still in the works. My slice yesterday was the prewrite.
Thank you for hosting, and great word!
I just went to ig to follow fleurdelispeaks. I look forward to seeing more from her.
We all need purpose in our lives. It gives us a reason to get up in the morning and to keep on going. It is a great guide.
Living each day with Purpose — I like this, Margaret. It echoes the thoughts that comprised some of my own 2023 goals – to be intentional (more on that when I finish my own post — yikes! way behind already). And I love how you bring these moments into your classroom! I wish I were one of your young students 🙂
Thank you for the lovely new logo, Margaret, and for sharing your process with finding your OLW. Purpose is a big OLW! Here’s my post: https://horizon51.blogspot.com/2023/01/spiritual-journey-thursday-catching.html
Margaret, thank you for the inspiration on the first SJT of 2023. “Purpose” is a mighty word for daily life in conjunction with that line of questioning…deeply reflective and mindful. Definitely a mold for shaping the experience of each day. I love this creative activity with the children and that they have bracelets with their words. I’m late to the party but my post took turns I wasn’t anticipating, and so I ended up revising it completely. I absolutely love the new graphic with birds – so symbolic of the spirit.
Margaret: Thanks for holding us all together, and for hosting this first month… AND for the beautiful new logo. I am tagging along slowly, and hope to get a post up today or tomorrow. Nonetheless, I appreciate your purposeful prompt, and will look forward to next thoughts. Also, love the bracelets! Thanks again…