one word 365 days

I've chosen a word for many years now. A theme word for the year. Lot's of bloggers do it and we talk about it. It has made a huge difference in my life over the years. Choosing a word causes me to focus on how to be intentional about that word and being intentional is the biggest way to manifest change in our lives.

Sometimes it is difficult to choose the word.

Change is hard and the results may or may not be as we expect.

This year one word kept coming to mind ----

The word kind of DEMANDED to be my theme for the year.

My word of 2013

DO


Yes --- do.

Seems simple enough.

Then you look up the definition

Just look at all of this information......


1: to bring to pass : carry out <do another's wishes>

2

: put —used chiefly in do to death

3

a : perform, execute <do some work> <did his duty>

b : commit done

 deliberately>

4

a : bring about, effect do

 good> <do violence>

b : to give freely : pay <do honor to her memory>

5

: to bring to an end : finish —used in the past participle done

>

6

: to put forth : exert <did her best to win the race>

7

a : to wear out especially by physical exertion : exhaust done

>

b : to attack physically : beat; also : kill

8

: to bring into existence : produce <do a biography on the general>

9

—used as a substitute verb especially to avoid repetition do

 it somewhere else>

10

a : to play the role or character of

b : mimic; also : to behave like <do a Houdini and disappear>

c : to perform in or serve as producer of <do a play>

11

: to treat unfairly; especially : cheat <did him out of his inheritance>

12

: to treat or deal with in any way typically with the sense of preparation or with that of care or attention:

a (1) : to put in order : clean do

ing the kitchen> (2) :wash <did the dishes after supper>

b : to prepare for use or consumption; especially : cook done rare>

c : set, arrange done>

d : to apply cosmetics to do her face before the party>

e : decorate, furnish <did the living room in Early American><do over the kitchen>

13

: to be engaged in the study or practice of <do science>;especially : to work at as a vocation do

 after college>

14

a : to pass over (as distance) : traverse <did 20 miles yesterday>

b : to travel at a speed of <doing 55 on the turnpike>

15

: tour <doing 12 countries in 30 days>

16

a : to spend (time) in prison do

ing time in a federal penitentiary>

b : to serve out (a period of imprisonment) <did ten years for armed robbery>

17

: to serve the needs of : suit, suffice do

 us for bait>

18

: to approve especially by custom, opinion, or propriety done

 — Dorothy Sayers>

19

: to treat with respect to physical comforts <did themselves well>

20

: use 3 do

 drugs>

21

: to have sexual intercourse with

22

: to partake of do

 lunch>

intransitive verb

1

: act, behave <do as I say>

2

a : get along, fare <do well in school>

b : to carry on business or affairs : manage do

without your help>

3

: to take place : happen do

ing across the street>

4

: to come to or make an end : finish —used in the past participle

5

: to be active or busy do

ing — H. W. Longfellow>

6

: to be adequate or sufficient : serve do

>

7

: to be fitting : conform to custom or propriety do

 to be late>

8

—used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition do

> ; used especially in British English following a modal auxiliary or perfective have do — Bruce Chatwin>

9

—used in the imperative after an imperative to add emphasisdo

>

verbal auxiliary

1

a —used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in legal and parliamentary language <do hereby bequeath> and in poetry did

 crave — Shakespeare>

b —used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in declarative sentences with inverted word orderdo we pray — Abraham Lincoln>, in interrogative sentences <did you hear that?>, and in negative sentencesdon't know> <don't go>

2

—used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses expressing emphasis do

 say> <do be careful>

— do·able  adjective

— do a number on

: to defeat or confound thoroughly especially by indirect or deceptive means

— do away with

1

: to put an end to : abolish

2

: to put to death : kill

— do by

: to deal with : treat

— do for

chiefly British

1

: to attend to the wants and needs of : take care of

2

: to bring about the death or ruin of

— do it

: to have sexual intercourse

— do justice

1

a : to act justly

b : to treat fairly or adequately

c : to show due appreciation for

2

: to acquit in a way worthy of one's abilities

— do proud

: to give cause for pride or gratification did

 herselfproud>

— do the trick

: to produce a desired result

— do with

: to make good use of : benefit by do with

 a cup of coffee>

— to do

: necessary to be done all's to doagain — A. E. Housman>

 See do defined for kids »

Examples of DO

1. We should do something special to celebrate your birthday.
2. This crime was done deliberately.
3. I have to do some chores this afternoon.
4. Tell me what to do and I'll do it.
5. I'm obliged to do my duty.
6. He does his work without complaining.
7. He did a lot for us.
8. What have I done to you to make you so angry?
9. “What are you doing this weekend?” “I'm just relaxing at home.”
10. What is the stock market doing now: rising or falling?

Origin of DO

Middle English don, from Old English dōn; akin to Old High German tuon to do, Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithenai to place, set

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to DO

Synonyms: befit, beseem [archaic], fit [archaic], go,serve, suit, fill the bill (or fit the bill)

Antonyms: blemish, deface, disfigure, mar, scar, spoil

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Wow --- certainly look as if I may have a challenging year. 

Even still ---- I am going with it ---- so hello there everyone 

HAPPY DO YEAR 2013.