It's the NEW year - woohooo!
While I love living in this rural community, I have realized that I need more mental stimulation and access to cultural events to motivate me. Also, to focus on what I want and where I'm going. (Okay, the white knight hasn't shown, and his horse has no sense of direction). Soooo, on to a new learning curve!
New Year's is traditionally a day to do my "dream board". To make a visual (I'm an artist, what can I say?) on what I want to accomplish this year in all facets of my life, and a plan on how to get there.
The first order of the year, sell my house, buy a new-to-me RAV 4 (I dunno.. I just LIKE them!) and take a long desired art tour of Europe. (You mean I have to pack CLOTHES on an art tour? Damn - and my suitcase is already full of art supplies!)
This is my year for travel, friendships, expanding my horizons and my business (and NOT my waistline!). For learning those programs that I have but have little knowledge of and a return to school for some night programs. For joining business networking groups, learning the technical side to expanding my online business and to make time for the creative spirit within me. (Yeah, I KNOW it's 3am, but darnnit, I can't time when the creative juices flow!).
In 2008, I learned that what people say and do really is about THEM, and not about me. That in forgiving them, I release any negativity carried within myself. This doesn't mean that I will subject myself to any further disrespect - simply that what is said or done has absolutely no influence on me whatsoever.
I also learned that there is no amount of money in the world that is worth losing your integrity or fighting over. That true poverty is a poverty of spirit. That the best "win" is a fight that you don't participate in (drives the other person NUTS!). That for some that wish revenge - that there is not enough "stuff" or money to make them happy and that walking away with dignity is a commodity they will never know.
I did not learn this through a personal experience, but through assisting my 82 year old blind mother to divorce her abusive husband. That fighting over "stuff" and money when your time and sight is limited is no way to waste the last years or any years of your life.
I have chosen to make this year the most productive, creative and happiest year of my life. This is my year of possibilities - of exploring new ideas and concepts. And (gulp) even joining a local theatre group to "act."
There was some great advice in my local newspaper - The Boundary Creek Times
What needs changing in your life? What's working well? What could work better if it were tweaked a bit? What isn't working at all well and perhaps ought to be jettisoned from your life?
Figure out what is important to you, where you are and where you want to be at this time next year. Next, make a plan on how you are going to achieve that goal.
Write the goal in detail.
List the benefits of the goal.
Analyze your current position.
Set both interim and final deadlines.
Identify obstacles and options for dealing with them.
Identify skills and knowledge gaps.
Identify those who can help.
Write in detail, the priorities and deadlines.
Review and revise your progress on a regular basis.
Stay committed to your goal. Spend time creating a mental picture of you having already attained the goal.
So today, the plan is to plan - and to reap the rewards and benefits of being happy and sharing same with others. To be conscious of how I "spend" my time, as the account is being depleted, and only I'm in charge of what return I will receive.
To all, I wish your New Year to be as full of hope and possibilities as mine is and that all our dreams come true!
(Now maybe a bushel of apples will entice my knight's steed to wander in this direction, as long as my knight hasn't taken an 8 second dismount and ended up eating dirt in some unknown territory).
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