I usually start planning my goals for the New Year in
November. I love the feeling of wrapping up one year, while planning brand new goals
for the upcoming year. I take this process seriously and I often try many goals and
themes on for size before finally committing to just the "right" fit.
I like to have this all figured out before Christmas and
then just relax, knowing that all I have to do over the holidays is to dream
and start visioning.
As a Coach, I often put goals through the SMART process (Is
it - Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Reasonable, Time-oriented). However, for
the past several years, I have really wanted to work on being more PRESENT.
Specific? Yes. Measurable? Not so much.
Halt! And this is where I pick a
different goal every time…until now.
While contemplating the dilemma of just how to fit presence
into a little box that meets the SMART criteria, I decided that I would choose
not to follow the rules (surprise, surprise) and I threw the little box out.
Even though I believe that an outsider probably wouldn't be able to measure whether or not I am more or
less present, at any given time, what really matters is that I will. After all, this
is MY goal and surely I will know how many times I switch task, how many times I do
more than one thing at a time, how distracted I am and how well I really listen or give my full attention on any given day.
Okay, whew. Decision made, that feels good.
And then, this happened…
While at a yoga studio for a Shamanic Medicine Drum
Meditation, I spotted a sign hanging in the hallway. It said, “What if the only
thing you focused on this year was loving yourself more?” Wait. What? Wow, that
feels good right in my solar plexus. I should sit with that inviting thought
for a while.
So I did.
But after a while…
Something didn’t feel quite right. Hmm, what could not feel
right about that? And then it hit me.
It was too long.
In my humble opinion, the question should be, “What if the
only thing you focused on this year was love?”
And with that thought, my heart center lit up along with my
solar plexus.
YES. THIS.
And so, my 2018 vision board was born.
I am love.
I am presence.
I am curious.
I am beauty.
I am abundance.
I am joy.
I am growth.
I am grace.
I am grace.
I am health.
I am brave.
I am safe.
I AM.Who are you and what are you focused on? I would love to know! Comment below or send an email to me.
Much love,
Brenda
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