(from the movie "Her" - which I recommend! Great film and really makes you think about human connections and what this thing is called love.)
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Happy New Year! It blows my mind every time a new year comes along, it just doesn't seem possible for time to be moving so quickly. There's something about a new year, though, isn't there? Something hopeful. It just seems fresh. Today is also a New Moon, which just adds to the theme! I mean, let's be honest: how many Facebook or Instagram posts have you seen today along the lines of "New Year, New ME" or "First day of my NEW LIFE?" It's refreshing, somewhat, right? Everyone is ready for a change, and January 1st seems to be just the ticket!!
Only.. maybe it's silly that we put so much stock into changing the calendars... How can the date on the page change our lives? Short answer: It can't. But it can inspire us to change ourselves, and then to change the world around us. Part of our problem, I think, is in our vision. We begin the year with clear vision, albeit sometimes a little champagne-blurred... but it's bright. It's full of resolution, hope, and excitement. Then we live in our world. We live in our life, and someplace along the line, our visions get mucky. We seem to let things pile up (if we don't do the piling ourselves) right in our line of sight, and we get frustrated or simply forget what we saw in the first place. This project is mostly an experiment. For myself, and for those of you who will read along with me and take steps by my side to live a positive, happy life. The first step in living that life, in achieving the things you desire, in following your dreams and being grateful for each day: Focusing your vision. During the holidays, there's so much talk about resolutions and goals, but they seem to be forgotten or given up by the second or third week of the new year. What if, instead of resolutions, we decide to tweak our vision? Instead of setting unrealistic or hollow goals for ourselves, if we change our line of thinking FIRST, positive things will come into our lives. Instead of "I'm going to diet and lose 30 pounds before spring break" how about "I deserve to love the body I'm in, and to feel healthy and alive. Here are the steps I'll take to get there" Instead of "I'm going to do everything I can to get that raise!" what if it was more like "I want to do the best job I possibly can because I hold pride in my job and my rank in the company." If we change our way of thinking about our goals, there is no way positive things won't fill those aspects of our lives, then overflow into all other areas. This project is more than a blog. I want it to be as interactive as possible, and I'd like to reach as many people as I can in the ways that will impact them most. There will be loads and loads of positive reminders, quotes, stories, etc (check the "Snippets" page for some positive quickies!!) There will also be practices of mindfulness, gratitude, and optimism and various ways to achieve them. Here, I hope you'll find food for your mind, body, and soul. I know that it's hard to live every second in an optimistic way, we ALL struggle with it sometimes, and I'm no different. It is absolutely an intentional decision to find the positive pieces of life, especially when they seem to fizzle out under the pressure of the negativity the world seems to so often throw at us. Simply put, I hope that the information and inspiration you find here meets you right WHERE YOU ARE so that you can benefit from it and grow into YOUR happiest YOU. |