How to Thank Your One Word: A Simple November Gratitude Practice
{One Word 2025 November Linkup}
As November invites us to slow down and be grateful for the good around us, have you thanked your One Word for the gifts it’s given you this year?
A Simple Gratitude Practice to Try
Find a quiet spot and take a few deep breaths. Then think of five or six things you’re grateful for because of your One Word.
Write each one as if you’re speaking directly to it, beginning with the phrase, “Thank you for…”
If you need a few prompts, here are some to spark your thoughts:
- “Thank you for the lesson you revealed during this difficult moment…”
- “Thank you for the people you led me to meet, like…”
- “Thank you for shifting this attitude when I needed it most…”
- “Thank you for reminding me to slow down (or show up, or let go)…”
Want to Take One More Step?
Write your list on a real notecard.
Place it somewhere you’ll see the next few weeks—on your desk, your kitchen counter, or tucked into your journal. Let it remind you of how your One Word has acted as a steady companion throughout 2025.
Share Your List
And if you’re willing, share your list with us!
Here’s the thank you card I wrote to my word Ripple.
You can post yours in the linkup below, add it in a comment, or join us in our One Word Facebook group. Your reflections might encourage someone else on their One Word journey.
The November One Word linkup will be open from Tuesday, November 25 through Tuesday, December 9.
What new insights has your One Word shown you recently? Share your thoughts in the comments.
Looking ahead:
Our December linkup will open two days early—on Tuesday, December 23. Plan to join us with an update about your One Word.
If you’d like to receive our monthly One Word emails and ideas, join here any time of the year.
Link Up About Your One Word
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- Learning to Hold What Matters: My Four Somethings for November
What a lovely card! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Linda. It was interesting for me to think back through some of the lessons that I learned from Ripple along the way this year!
I always find your WOTY suggestions inspiring Lisa. I can’t beleive we’re coming to the end of another WOTY!
This past month I’ve been ‘exploring’ gratitude & thanksgiving in very new & exciting perceptions as shared in my posts linked above.
Blessings for the month to come, Jennifer
I’ll look forward to reading your posts, Jennifer! And I can’t believe it either that this year is almost over. The years fly quicker the older I get. 🙂
I agree with Jennifer, Lisa, I find your WOTY suggestions inspiring!
Thanks, friend. And I’m inspired by you all who continue to work with your words in creative ways!
I started the year very well with my one word – peace, but somewhere along the way, it took a side road. It’s not that I wasn’t interested in peace, but the publishing of my book on hope and other activities seemed to push my one word away, though it was still in the back of my mind. I would see your posts and think about how I needed to write about peace. Now it is December, and time is running out. I will write something soon. Thank you, Lisa, for encouraging us and being a faithful leader. Blessings to you!
Thank you, Gayl. More important than writing about our words is living our words, and I hope you’ve found a lot of peace along the way as you published your book. I appreciate you checking in!