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Yes! a little word with big possibilities

January 15, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

 

For the past few years, I have chosen a word that seems to define the life I am living at a particular time. Or, perhaps I should say, a word finds me.

My one little word in 2014 was celebrate.

celebrate

It was a year of celebration with our first born’s wedding, our 30th anniversary, milestone birthdays, college graduations, a trip to Australia, and more.

Look

Look was my word in 2015 which was fitting because I found myself in new places and I just stopped to look at the world around me. I opened an Instagram account and was able to share what I was looking at as well as see the world through the eyes of others. I even took up bird watching!

I began listing words that seemed important and thought provoking but none seemed quite right until I woke up on New Year’s morning and said

Yes!

So, this year I am going to take chances, be brave, and try new things. I am going to say yes. And yes, sometimes I will even say “yes” to saying “no.”

Since I try to find books to go along with everything, here the Yes books on my reading list for 2016:

Yes day

Yes day! By Amy Krouse Rosenthal (author) and Tom Litchtenheld (illustrator)

 

yo yes

Yo! Yes! By Chris Rascha (author and illustrator)

 

Yes jez

Yes by Jez Aborough (author and illustrator)

 

yes please

Yes Please by Amy Poehler

 

year 2
Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes

This post is being linked to Ruth Ayres’ blog, Ruth Ayers Writes where she has created a community of bloggers who post things, large or small, that they want to celebrate. Recently she shared a chronicle of her own special words for the past 10 years in a youtube video here.

Have you chosen a word for the year 2016?

celebrate link up

Filed Under: Books, Celebrate Tagged With: Celebrate this week, One Little Word, Ruth Ayres Writes, Word of the Year, Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes, Yes by Jez Alborough, Yes Day by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Yo! Yes by Chris Raschka

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  1. Tina Cho says

    January 16, 2016 at 12:07 pm

    How cool to find books on your focus word for the year! That’s a great word.

    Reply
    • Claire Annette Noland says

      January 25, 2016 at 6:24 pm

      Hi Tina – I think there’s a book for everything!

      Reply
  2. Barbara Saia says

    January 18, 2016 at 11:27 pm

    Yes! What a fun word !

    Reply
    • Claire Annette Noland says

      January 25, 2016 at 6:23 pm

      Hi Barbara – It is fun and I can’t wait to see where it takes me.

      Reply

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    January 26, 2016 at 4:49 pm

    […] Here’s a link to my list of other Yes! books. […]

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