Ready? Get Set! GO!

 Happy New Year!  We have 12 months or 52 weeks to get closer to achieving our goals.  And we GET TO vs have to! After changing my mindset to living my life by my design, I spent December reflecting on the previous 11 months of 2022.  I realized I’d accomplished a lot, even if I didn’t get to the end zone (owning my own permaculture homestead).

 Similar to the game of American football, you work for every inch. Thanks to my gratitude journal, many memories that had escaped me were recollected and a different perspective of appreciation applied. Looking back on those many moments (most of them were inches vs. big showy plays) seemed to calibrate my focus for the present and future, allowing my ability to recognize even small or sneaky opportunities to expand - also when and how to trust my gut or recognize personal triggers. Almost like a magnet, I recognize more of these moments. It has felt like an avalanche of growth! While I’ve been basking in my own self-made glow, I took a step back to myself a year ago and really marveled at the difference in my self-awareness and self-empowerment.  I also recognized missed opportunities and weaknesses in my game, so I get to revise my playbook!  

MINDSET. A real buzzword that starts to lose its magnitude as it gets overused without full understanding. You have to walk this walk to fully understand, and that may take a “fake-it-til-you-make-it” attitude and a gratitude journal to write in every night. At the end of a year of this routine, and a review of your journal, tell me a change of mindset didn’t or doesn’t make a difference!

Back to the here and now. Time to plan my calendar for housekeeping maintenance and the garden plan! Daily, I’ll do my morning affirmations, review my vision and mission, and plan my days with actions that serve my values and get me closer to achieving my short-term and long-term goals! And this year will be sharper and more accurate than the last, I can hardly wait!

Two resolutions I’ve made and have implemented for several weeks now are 1) stretch and break a sweat everyday and 2) turn the shower to cold for the last 30 seconds - BRRRRRRRR! What steps or strides have you made or set up? Mention in the comments to join in this self-empowering conversation for a healthier community and world. Namaste!

We Always Do What We Value The Most | Sabastian Enges

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAX1zqvi5oQ

YOU ARE THE MASTER OF YOUR LIFE.  DO YOU DESIGN YOUR LIFE, OR DO YOU LET OTHERS AND OUTSIDE CIRCUMSTANCES STEER YOU?  YOUR DIRECTION DETERMINES YOUR DESTINATION.  TAKE OWNERSHIP OF YOUR VALUES AND ACTIONS AND MAKE YOUR LIFE HAPPEN.

Sia - Elastic Heart

TIME TO BREAK THE CYCLE

BUST OUT OF THE CAGE THAT IMPRISONS

PARADIGM SHIFT

YOUR LIFE BY YOUR DESIGN - DON'T BE A VICTIM TO IT

 

Sia - Elastic Heart feat. Shia LaBeouf & Maddie Ziegler (Official Video) / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWZGAExj-es

4 Ways To Discover Your Own Secrets

 Who are you? Have you ever really gotten to know yourself? If you have been a "people pleaser" or "love addict", like me, you have seen that we spend a lot of time thinking about others, but not even a fraction of that time thinking about ourselves. Yet, as you will note over and over again in conversations about healthy love, a person cannot fully appreciate others if they don't know, love and appreciate themselves. 

So how does one go about "knowing thyself"? I recommend the following four approaches to finding out what really makes you tick. 

1. What is your Intelligence? Although there are 70 different ways to measure intelligence, some theories are more popular and useful than others. Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence makes knowing yourself easy, with just eight types of intelligence. Teachers like myself use this theory in the classroom to show students that everyone is smart in different ways. Take one of these tests yourself (Google Multiple Intelligence test) to see what your strength may be. 

2. What is your personality like? Do you moderate or abstain? Rebel or Questioner? Answer these very unique questions by happiness and habits expert Gretchen Rubin on the World of Psychology. 

3. Do you hate yourself? Interrupt the "trance of unworthiness" by identifying where it is that you are really rough on you. The negative self-talk may occur more than you think. As you use these questions, you will uncover different areas of your life where you may be considering yourself less-than. The questions are originally from Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach, and made into list format by Morgan Thomas. Visit https://mmorganthomas.wordpress.com/2014/02/17/37/ 

4. What are your top 5 values? According to Natasha Lindor, life coach, values are what should drive your choice of job, leisure activity, relationships, and lifestyle. So how can you excavate what is really important to you? Google "values". Look at the top entry. There is a list of 100 value words. From this list, circle/note the top ten that are most important to you. Then narrow those down to the five most important values. 

And there you have four ways to really getting to know yourself. This article is short, but your work will be detailed. Becoming clear on who you are means that you can now make better decisions that will bring yourself more happiness. I can testify that doing these exercises has helped me move from codependent victim of abuse to strong happy independent woman. I hope it does the same for you.

4 Ways To Discover Your Own Secrets By Nancy Mali | Submitted On June 26, 2015  LeadWrite.Org began in March 2015 in order to help and benefit others like its founder, the Leadwriter (LW). LW is a middle aged minority divorcee, mom of three beautiful girls, and part-time writer/full-time teacher. Having sucessfully recovered from her 18 year marriage, she is eager to share tips on recovery from abuse and heartbreak. For example, she has a free PDF on how to manage negative feelings. Visit [http://www.leadwrite.org/subscribe] to get this free book now.  Article Source: https://EzineArticles.com/expert/Nancy_Mali/2146540