I shared in my post yesterday a way I’d discovered to incorporate positive action verbs into daily reflection and journaling. I’m giving a box filled with Jenga block words to a relative across the miles and making a twin set for myself. These will be the basis of texts and phone conversations to share what our words do for us, how they inspire us and keep us focused on all that is good. Today, I’m sharing the list I created. Each word should be read as an infinitive with intention, as a way of taking action and creating positive energy.
Merry Christmas!
| A | ask awaken act allow appreciate affirm amaze accomplish align attend accept anticipate |
| B | believe balance become be begin belong budget better braid bloom breathe build beautify bake belong bless befriend brainstorm |
| C | compose create care choose celebrate center challenge clean clear cleanse color carry cheer cherish comfort commit complete connect conquer contemplate cultivate consider contribute |
| D | draw dance decorate dedicate deliver declutter deliberate design determine devote direct dream drive discover delight donate dwell |
| E | empower embrace encourage ease elevate emerge enlighten educate evolve excite exhale expand explore enjoy experience empathize engage embark |
| F | find finish flourish focus flow forgive free feel fulfill forge feed fill fellowship |
| G | give grow glow go glorify gather guide greet |
| H | heal hope harmonize help honor hug hold |
| I | inspire ignite imagine improve increase innovate influence invest illustrate illuminate invite include initiate |
| J | journey join |
| K | know knit kindle keep |
| L | listen love laud laugh lead learn lighten live leap light look launch laud |
| M | meditate make maximize minimize manage maintain mend mold magnify |
| N | nurture nourish notice |
| O | open organize overcome observe offer |
| P | paint prioritize praise pray pause persevere persist practice prosper progress participate plan play prepare partake plant preserve present protect prune pace provide |
| Q | question quench |
| R | redesign reach reap read receive reclaim reflect relax rest release rely renew reset restore respond resolve rise respect repair replenish |
| S | sketch sense sow seek sing stand smile shine savor see share sacrifice serve simplify soar solve spark sparkle steady strengthen strive support surrender soften sustain soothe sweeten steep save still |
| T | touch tend thirst trust thrive think thank taste testify teach transform transcend try treasure tithe thank |
| U | unleash understand unite |
| V | volunteer venture value voice |
| W | walk weave witness wonder wish win work welcome worship warm write |
| XYZ | eXtend eXpress eXplain Xenialize yield zestify zoom |
Common Threads 
Two reactions, Kim: 1. I am blown away by the idea of sending words to a friend to promote lots of great conversations across the miles. 2. THANK YOU for this wonderful list, as I search for my own OLW, and indeed as I work to put stronger verbs into my writing.
This is a gift!
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Kim,
When I saw this list yesterday, I wondered if you’re contemplating a OLW from it. Lots of good options here. Reading g the list again I thought about the dictionary word of the year. One chose “authentic.” That, of course, has me thinking about verb forms. I haven’t thought much about my 20/5 OLW, but I know it will come to me in time for next eeel’s post.
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2024’s word. 😑 typos
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You have created a unique alphabet book! I connect with the word awaken. It makes me think of second chances and springtime. You also taught me a new word with xenialize. This is a word more people should know.
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This is a fabulous list. I have not chosen my 2024 OLW yet, so your list arrives at a good time. Thank you for sharing.
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What a wonderful list of powerful verbs! I love the idea that you and your relative will use these words as touchstones in your communication. I’ll be interested to see which of these you choose as your OLW for 2024.
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Happy New Year!! I am comtemplating what my OLW will be for 2024 and I was hoping someone blogged about it. YOUR list of words is helping me so much right now. I’m leaning toward: anticipate, balance, breathe, choose, complete, emerge, lighten, prioritze, prune, and walk. My plan is to pick and write about it tomorrow as it will be Tuesday! Really…thanks so much for sharing this list!
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Thank you, Sally! I’m so thankful that the word list helped you! I had fun making it, too – I plan to use many of the words this year as daily diopter lenses in the greater context of my One Little Word. I’m hoping you don’t mind if I share your linked blog post in the link I will share as tomorrow’s Slice of Life post. This is one of my favorite times of year when I learn about the words friends choose and the reasons for the choices. Thanks for reading!
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I can’t wait to share this fab list with my students when they choose their OLWs next week- thanks so much for sharing!
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