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Day: January 4, 2022

One Little Word: Remember

January 4, 2022 ~ wordancerblog ~ 9 Comments

The more I thought about choosing my OLW, the more I felt like  it would be cheating to choose a phrase. I sat myself down and told myself that this was not a time to color outside the lines.  This was a time to be thoughtful and deliberate.  This was a time to choose just one word. 

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9 responses to “One Little Word: Remember”

  1. Amy Ellerman Avatar
    Amy Ellerman
    January 4, 2022

    Ooh–love that you revealed your one little word through poetry! Beautiful.

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  2. Terje Avatar
    Terje
    January 4, 2022

    You write beautifully about the importance of your word. Your writing touched me.

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    kimjohnson66
    January 4, 2022

    I love the idea of remembering (and I am beginning to understand how hard it is to do at times). Looking back and being reflective, thinking of all the places we have been – like looking back at yearbooks and thinking of the world when it was so vastly different – the soil we grew in. I love this.

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    Fran Haley
    January 7, 2022

    Joanne, this – “To remember is to be mindful, to walk with purpose in this life, and to be happy at my destination’s end” – so powerful, so true. This is one of the main reasons I write – to remember the moments, to savor them, to relive them, to be grateful for them and for all I’ve loved. Remember is a poetic and poignant word – and a priceless one.

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    majfoil
    January 8, 2022

    Really lovely, my friend. Thank you.

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    Julie
    January 8, 2022

    “To remember is to be mindful, to walk with purpose in this life, and to be happy at my destination’s end.” Yes! I love your choice of word.

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    glenda funk
    January 10, 2022

    I love the phrase “walk with purpose.” Too often many vacillate through life, unmoored, without purpose. Love the poem, too, and like you, I do a lot of reflecting on my career.

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    mbhmaine
    January 12, 2022

    There’s so much rich reflecting in your post. These words really resonated: “The remembering for me is a time to take a breath and savor the pieces of my life.” I’ve been thinking a lot about memories and time and life in general. Remember is a wonderful, layered OLW and you’ve written beautifully about your journey to find it.

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    Loralee
    January 22, 2022

    I haven’t chosen a word before, but always love reading about them. I think your word has spoken to me the most. Remember. Mmm.
    Thank you for sharing.

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