What is your word or Motto for the New Year?
Well, hello and Happy everything to YOU! It is that time of year again when we start to close out the old and bring in the new (though I really wish everyone realized this can be done at any time they see fit to bring in the new)
However, as traditions work, it is that time and people around the globe are starting to celebrate and make or implementing plans for change in the coming weeks… I hope to think that maybe some have started already like me (think = living outside the box!).
As the new year is finally here, many of us are thinking about the changes we want to make in our lives. Many are making New Year’s resolutions, setting goals and motivate us to achieve them. But sometimes, it can be easy to get overwhelmed by the pressures to make big changes, and we may lose sight of what is truly important to us!
So, in case you are asking, and I want to think you are asking, here are some things that I have started – maybe these can spark your thoughts:
- I am a big believer in picking a word to keep me focused throughout the year. My word for the year is engage! And just to be different this year, I think I am picking a motto…. Engage by taking risks = adventure and growth on every level!
Why is this important? Everyday life moves fast things are throw at us from all directions and we as humans tend to get sidetracked… lots of squirrel moments. This is why I pick a word for the year, and this year I have upgraded to a motto with my word included. If you are asking how this helps let me explain. Once a week I refer back to this word or motto so that I can bring myself back to my goals and plans for the years. I like all of you have a lot going on and life seems to take over a lot. But when I use this word and motto method, we tend to bring ourselves back through a reminder of our over goal for the year. It’s a really great tool try it!
Its only the first and I have already done two things with this word and motto in the forefront, and I am excited to see where things go… Hopefully growth, great memories, adventure, deeper love connections and I’m excited to watch this play out!
- This year I am focusing on Letting go of toxicity on a new level – Communicating with those that want to and with those looking for connecting and raising each other up and to move on from those that do not or those who think they do but in fact only do acts of taking others down to make themselves look good. Listen it is NO secret that I say let go of toxicity all the time to clients, friends, strangers, anyone who will listen. But I want to focus on this more too, especially during these new times of world affairs. There is a kicker here for me and maybe a good idea for you… I am not going to just allow myself to let go of toxicity with those I am connected to currently and should not be, I am also going to let go of past toxicity I have felt. I am not going to feel bad if I don’t receive messages from those detach from because I am taking charge of this for my life. I don’t need approval for closure for my happiness and neither do you. I am allowed to create my own closures. I know you all know what I am talking about. I am NOT going to spend any time trying to figure out how to fix “this” if it is toxic to me and my life. Now of course this is a complicated thing, so I hope I am getting my message through. Toxicity is just that and I will not be a part of it anymore no matter the reason…
- Clean up my food intake – Wait WHAAAAAAAT? Most everyone who knows me or follows me knows, I am VEGAN and very proud of it. Now while my reasons for going vegan were my reasons and remembering that everybody’s reasons are different, I still do partake in choices that are probably not so good on the healthier side of food. For example. I had Oreos yesterday, yes, they are vegan and yes, we all deserve treats now and then, but dam I ate 8 and justified it by saying, well, I actually ate the middle from 8 cookies but only had 2 pieces of the cookie itself and its Vegan. OIY, this is wrong on so many levels and I know it. So, my change for this time of new beginnings is to make better choices on food. I mean, I love hot chocolate and whipped cream… no just kidding, well maybe not, but a better choice for me would be some Celery juice followed by some Hot mushroom tea with a bit of coconut cream and some cinnamon to top it off (don’t knock it its actually yummy) – the benefits for me are healthier and frankly my body will not crash from all the sugar, and it tastes good too.
- Exercise daily – This past year has been brutal for me on this! Yes, I hike and get outdoors into nature a lot because I teach, educate, and truly believe that NATUREHEALS, but I have slowed down a bit and my body, mind and soul are craving more. This does not mean I will be hiking millions of miles a week or force myself to go to the gym because “I have too”. It just means I will be doing more activities to keep my body moving and healthy which in turn keeps my mind clean and healthy. I have started swimming laps lately after many years and I liked it! Maybe this falls into listening to my body more as I mentioned a lot- maybe this is the key for me for this new beginning Engage.
- Write, paint, or do some sort of Creativity EVERY SINGLE DAY and then actually share it and letting others enjoy it too. Well. here we are again, I am writing in the dark, and I even started several new projects lately… Well started being the key word, it but the end result will be amazing. My goals in following my word and motto will be followed by engaging by taking risks and actually putting my art out there more and more!
OK, I am sure you get the point. If you have not yet gotten it then let me spell it out… SELF-CARE, LISTENING TO YOUR BODY and LEARNING TO LIVE LIFE TO YOUR FULL POTENTIAL THE WAY, YOU IMAGINED IT AND ENJOYING EVERY MINUTE OF IT is the message I hope you hear! NOW IS THE TIME!
Isn’t it time that you look at things, review, reflect, and enjoy a whole hell of a lot of adventures, wealth, happiness, and self-care? These are all good things for you to live your life just the way you have always imagined.
Try thinking of it this way… there is nothing to “fix” and there is nothing “broken” it is just time for self-growth, because you deserve to live your best life the way you always imagined you could!
I leave you with this….
Are you ready to look at things in your life, tweak a few, throw-out a few and well enhance a few things so that you can be living life the way you imagine? Are you ready for EMPOWERMENT?
Cheers to a great 2023 full of choices made by you and not for you!
Peace and Happiness
Ps don’t forget that New Year’s resolutions fail only because:
- They’re unspecific. We say “I want to get healthy this year” but when faced with the birthday parties, the overtime, or the family vacations, that goal gets sets aside to birthday cake, fast food, and midnight buffets.
- They’re unrealistic. “I want to work out at the gym 5x/week.” Is this even possible if you actually went to the gym once a month last year? Setting unrealistic goals is the fastest way to failure.
Resolutions are great, but they are better if you have a plan! It can change your world for the better. You can push you to the next level of greatness! Take a few moments, allow yourself to be honest with you, be willing to take a chance to enhance and try it… you might be surprised!
Peace, Love and Happiness
