LET IT MORPH

Everything is always changing. This is the reality in which we all live. Despite this certainty, change still surprises us. When we consider our My One Word journeys, we should anticipate, and...

DOG DAYS

Summer is my favorite. I love the sun. I love the heat. I don’t mind the humidity. My car doesn’t have AC, and I’m not even terribly bothered by it. But here we are in the dog days of...

Remaining Hope-fueled

Are you optimistic that you will see change in your life via your one word project?   Here is why you want to remain optimistic … In Martin Seligman’s twenty-two year study at the...

Surrender and RELEASE

We received this letter from Crystal about her journey with her one word this year. We’re inspireD! Send us your story at info@myoneword.org.   Dear Mike, Rachel & the My One Word...

Applying Your One Word

mens club 24   Her word is “CONTROL” and she is 11. A middle school girl chose the word CONTROL.  Trying to imagine the implications,  I think to myself: Control is not something she...

It’s Over There . . .

There is a famous story academics like to use called The Drunkards Search and it goes like this. A police officer finds a rather inebriated man staring down at the ground under a street lamp...

Obedience Is Harsh

Obedience seems so harsh. It sounds to us like because I said so. Who wants to hear this? The problem is that our view of the one who utters the command. If they are absent and hostile and...

Struggling with God’s Promises

I see little-to-no separation between My One Word and Biblical principles. My word is about who I want to be and its biblical principes that will shape me into that person.  Of course, the...

Jell-O Legs

A bit advice for husbands: when your wife asks you to do a RPM spin class at the gym, politely say no. If not youll find yourself in the same awkward predicament I experienced a few days ago. In a...

Dancing With The Stars

Based on the ratings, it is safe to guess that one of Americas guilty pleasures is wasting time watching Dancing with the Stars. There is something oddly fascinating about borderline celebrities...