Our “One Word” of 2017

Happy 2-16-is-finally-over celebration!!!!! Are we the only ones SUPER GLAD that the year is over, and we’ve got a fresh page? We feel like the entire world has a 2016 hangover–and that 2017 had better play pretty nice with us, b/c we all have some sort of PTSD! BUT that doesn’t mean that we’re just going to coast through 2017, and like a lot of other people, we’ve been making some resolutions! Now, those resolutions can range from not eating chocolate for a month to exercising every day to being nicer … but when it came time for GH’s house resolutions, we thought we’d go a different way.

Our wonderful social media coordinator suggested that we focus on #oneword. This movement started around 2011 (maybe a little earlier), and basically, instead of focusing on resolutions, you focus on one word to sum up what you want for your year… One word that you want to focus on and strive to achieve. Now that might be something like “meditation,” “productivity,” “calm,” “loving,” “patient,” “kind,” “happy,” “fun,” “acceptance,” “passionate,” “intentional”… Well, you get the point. no grammar rules! No boundaries! Just one word that you want to live up to.

The authors and staff at Glass House Press were asked to think of their own #OneWord for 2017. And we got some great ones!

WHAT IS YOUR #oneword of 2017?

CARRIE-WHITE PARRISH (GHP CEO)
Fearless. I want this year to be less fearful and more taking-advantage-of-EVERYTHING. I’m opening a second company (Eleven), and I’m also opening an Etsy shop, bizarrely. Oh and I’m starting boxing lessons.

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J. DAVID WILCOX (GHP AUTHOR)
Intrepid: This year’s going to be extremely challenging for me, personally and professionally, but I’m not going to let my writing flag. Instead, I’m going to push into new territories.

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GEORGE EBEY (GHP AUTHOR)
This year I picked Create. The reason for my choice? Both at my day job and with my writing, I have a chance to be creative. I want to embrace that and do as much as I can with it this year.

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LINDA FOSTER (GHP AUTHOR)
Relax: I spend so much time worrying about everything and trying to do so much that I don’t relax and take care of me.

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KIMBERLY MITCHELL (GHP AUTHOR)
Moment. I have a lot I’m managing. It’s easy to get wrapped up in it and miss the good moments happening right in front of me. So I want to stay in the moment and enjoy it.

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LINDSAY G (GHP STAFF)
Intention. I get pulled in a lot of different directions with balancing school and life outside of the lecture hall, and I tend to lose sight of my intentions when I’m getting pulled into a particular task or involvement of any kind. So in 2017, everything in my life must have clear intention behind it.

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PT MCHUGH (GHP AUTHOR)
Change. I won’t be afraid to embrace it!

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Sarah K (GHP STAFF)
Living: Just living each day as best as I can and making sure it’s filled with positivity.

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R.K. BRAINERD (GHP AUTHOR)
Oh, I love Lindsay’s. Sort of related to that, my word is going to be “engage.” It’s easy to stay in the shadows and not participate when things get tough. I really want to make sure I’m actively and thoughtfully involved in 2017, and making myself and the world just a bit better.

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SONYA CRAIG (GHP AUTHOR)
MichelleObamaesque. This is a real word, btw. It comes from the Unabridged Dictionary of Sonya.



MARY FAN (GHP AUTHOR)
Confidence

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What about you? What #oneword encompasses everything you want to achieve in 2017? Leave it in the comments for us to think about! We’d love to hear from you, and we’re always looking for new ideas and directions!

Happy New Year, and here’s to a stupendous 2017 full of books, ideas, and most importantly, PEACE! (also, fewer deaths would be nice…)
Love, the GH Fam

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