Spiritual Living Blog
Happy 2012!!
It’s that time of year again when all the promise of dreams lies ahead and resolutions are made for the “you” you want to be in the future. Yet life is not a process of resolutions; a very real fact that explains why they so rarely come to fruition. No. Life is a process of dreams and themes.
If you were to look at different phases of your life you will perhaps begin to notice some themes emerging. The process of growth means that we evolve and learn in a repetitive way - so an early theme of money-making and career-building might shift over time to themes of motherhood, care-taking and perhaps even creative expression.
Themes are different than resolutions because a theme is an overarching concept that guides your daily life. For this new year, we want to suggest a new ritual. Instead of resolutions, if you even still do that, we would like you to choose a theme or two for 2012.
Here’s an example. Cathleen’s theme for the last few years has been about simplifying her life. That has led to a very deliberate process of letting go of clutter, furniture, associations, memberships, debt, projects and even a couple of relationships. A theme embraces all of who you are.
Here’s what to do if you like the theme idea:
- Sit and think about what might be a worthy theme for you for 2012. Most likely the first intuitive phrase that comes to mind will be the one most important for you to adopt.
- Write your theme on a piece of paper and also put it on display somewhere for you to see on a daily basis.
- Now take the following areas of life: family, friends, romantic relationship, finances, work, health (mind, body, emotion), spiritual connection and creativity. For each area write down some changes you can make or action steps you can take to implement your theme in that area.
- That’s it. The rest is to live each day with the awareness of your theme. With that awareness in mind, you can check in as you make decisions about where to spend your energy and time to see if your theme is supported.
- Last bit is to review your theme at least monthly (better weekly) to see what is shifting in your life. You recommit to your theme each and every day so embrace it wholeheartedly - with gratitude and joy.
Some of you might choose to make “create more balance in my life” as your theme for 2012. If you do, then think about how to implement that theme across all the dimensions of who you are. You can do it! Life isn’t a job of perfection but progress and perseverance. And each day brings the opportunity to again create what you want and become all that you want to be.
We send our deepest gratitude to each and every one of you who join us in creating this spiritual community and wish you blessings of joy, love and light for this new year ahead.
Elizabeth and Cathleen
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