2017...a year of HOPE and TRANSFORMATION

HOPE AND TRANSFORMATION

A NEW YEAR

We are only into the second day of 2017 and I am reading everyones posts about what they set out to accomplish this year. I have never been one to set New Years Resolutions and here is why: a) no one ever really sticks to them and sees them through, b) they are just merely words, and c) EVERYONE makes them! Even my dear hubby has made one this year...to eat less sweets...haha lets just say I'm not sure how long that one will last.

So it really causes me to reflect and contemplate about the kind of resolutions A.K.A changes, to make for this New Year. I have been in deep thought since December 31st...thinking about the past year and all the woes, suffering, disappoints etc. If we really seek change it has to be meaningful and has to help others...for some reason when we seek to only help ourselves our promises fall short. I have cleared my mind and have gone back to my roots...doing things that calm me, things I used to do before all the chaos. 

I used to use aromatherapy oils,  read my horoscope and believe in something bigger than me. I used to have a sense of spirituality that helped me look beyond the superficiality of the world and myself. I have gone back to my healing stones and tarot cards, to coloring and reading...to rediscover my old and new self. 

The other night I took to entering the disaster of my closet and dug out my stones and tarot cards, cleansed the stones and shuffled my deck...I gave myself a reading...the answer I wanted is not one that I received...but instead a new hope emerged.  My reading spoke of deep thought, burdens being lifted and a return to balance in my life. 

I must admit, when I woke this morning I returned to old patterns of 2016...but soon (after 3 cups of coffee and contemplation) began to feel hopeful. I am choosing to be gentle on myself by realizing that there will not be any grand transformations overnight. 

Rome was not built in a day!! 

I am choosing to be more mindful...choosing kindness and calm over my normal reactionary state. To focus on calm and the present, to keep my mind clear in order to allow more positivity and happiness to enter back into my life.

I have no idea where my career is heading or what my career may look like, I have no idea where my relationships with friends, family or my my husband may be headed, I am not making any promises to lose 20 pounds or change what I eat, no promises to make more time for self care or be more positive on social media....because when we make those promises we are setting ourselves up for failure...because sometimes those promises go unfulfilled because of things beyond our control and when we don't reach those goals we feel bad about ourselves or guilty. We set such high expectations, ones that are perhaps unrealistic, and then we are disappointed. We do such a disservice to ourselves and others when this happens.

Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans. Peter Drucker
(Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/p/peterdruck121122.html?src=t_promises)

Therefore I vow to make no promises, I don't plan on making any unreachable goals, I don't plan on making any resolutions. I only look upon this new year as a chance for change albeit big or small. I do want to be kinder, more balanced, less stressed, more positive...but what is good in just setting these goals without any action. I have goals and plans...but NOT resolutions. I'm not going to write a list that I may not be able to follow. I am going to be realistic, flexible and just go with the flow this year. I plan on being satisfied with what happens this year, the good, the bad, the ugly...whatever will be will be. 

If you must write a list make sure you are gentle on yourself and know that there are obstacles that may detour you. I wish you all a prosperous and healthy new year...a year of hope and transformation to you all!