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At 12 AM last night, I brought in the New Year with my family {minus one 2 year old who kindly informed me at 9 PM that she was going to bed}. We toasted. We set our intentions for the new year. Some of us grudgingly. After hugs and kisses and delirious up-past-their-bedtime-behavior, the remaining kids went to bed. Alone at last, the bearded one and I cuddled up to watch a movie. He fell asleep after ten minutes and I snuck out of the bed to write.
I just couldn't wait to tell you that I am unequivocally excited about 2013. I've been thinking about how I want to feel this year. Do you do that? I know we all think about things that we want, experiences we want to have, accomplishments, etc. But how often do you think about the feelings that those things will bring? How do you want to FEEL?
Me first. I want to feel BRAVE. I really want to surprise myself with my ability to rise to the occasion. I want to feel AUTHENTIC - like my career, my lifestyle and my endeavors are all in alignment. I want to feel SAFE that no matter what happens, everything will work out as it should. And as a result of feeling safe, I want to feel UNINHIBITED to express my inner hippie and add some peace to the world.
Humor me! Think about how you want to feel. Don't worry about specific outcomes. How do you want to feel about your work? Your mate? Your finances? What about your health? Your personal development & growth? Even think about how you want to feel about your body, your wardrobe and your hair. By evoking the feelings you want to feel, you'll create the environment for those things to manifest.
In other words, dust off your make-believe skills and use your imagination.
Believe in your dreams and act as if they've already come true. Convince yourself.
Get excited for no tangible, seeable, practical reason.
Don't wait until the battle is over; shout & celebrate now. Have a party.
Now excuse me as I go to bed to think about how it will feel to have a job that inspires me and allows me to be myself. I think that it will feel like this song.
You know, I've never thought about how I wanted to feel. I've always thought about what I wanted to do, but not how I want to feel.
ReplyDeleteI want to feel dependable, intelligent, worldly, safe, appreciated. I want to feel loved.. unconditionally.
This is awesome...never thought about it that way...but now I have perspective. How do I want to feel? I'll ponder that.
ReplyDeleteFeliz anos nuevo!
~Chymere Anais~
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I want to feel alive, connected, fearfully and wonderfully made.
ReplyDeleteThis was such an awesome post, I've been inspired to write about my feelings for the new year. I've been inspired to focus on a word: Patience.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good (and really tough) exercise, G. Here's what I've come up with: I want to feel SURE--that I am already who I want to be and that I can accomplish everything I am dreaming of. I want to feel ABUNDANT--attracting good things in all areas of my life and abandoning feelings of lack on any front. I want to feel EXCITED about working out and taking better care of my body. And I want to feel VALUED in my career. Think I am going to write these words down or find them in a magazine so I can post them as reminders.
ReplyDeleteLove this! You are right - I don't know if I really think about how I want to FEEL...what I want to accomplish, yes, but not how I feel. Well, I really want to feel safe too. And loved and young and light and hopeful. I need to not feel like life is too big for me to handle. I need to feel strong.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this...a lot of important food for thought.