We all know that the beginning of a new year brings with it a lot of new year's resolutions. Losing weight, getting fit, doing more of this or that or the other - most of us make them, and a lot of us fail. We fail because we are looking for a quick fix. Well, I can tell you there is no such thing. Did you get where you are overnight? No, of course not. So why do we think that things will change instantly? Things worth doing, worth having, and worth being take time. And resolve and commitment.
This is the third year of this blog, and those who know me and have followed this blog during that time know that my life has changed quite a bit over the past few years. Patience, persistence, resolve, and commitment are key to gaining and growing in the long term, as is beginning things right.
So you've got a goal - something you want to change or do this year - great! Why? Why is that goal important to you? And a better question is does that goal fit with the overall sense you want for your life?
Here are some questions to get you started on making your life more authentic, for making it make more sense for you and who you really are, deep inside.
First, rank your satisfaction level in the following areas - 1 is low/non-existent and 10 is high/off the charts:
Your overall well-being
Your health
Your financial situation
Your career
Your spiritual life
Your relationships
Second, do you consider yourself optimistic or pessimistic? Why?
Third, more questions to ponder/answer:
What are your three most significant accomplishments? Why are they accomplishments in your view?
What are your three most significant disappointments? Why are they disappointments in your view?
Describe your top three strengths. Why are they strengths in your view?
Describe your most aggravating weakness. Why is it a weakness in your view?
When you feel happiest?
When do you feel lowest?
How would you describe your state of health?
How would you describe your state of well being?
What would you do if you could do anything?
What goals or desires do you have yet to fulfill? Why are these important to you?
What is stopping you from fulfilling these goals or desires?
What draws people to you - why do they like you?
Take as much time as you need to really answer these from the depths of that which is uniquely you.
Next week, we will ponder on our personal prose and what that is saying to our inner self and to others as well.
Namaste!
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