A new year is upon us. Traditionally a time for making changes, starting anew and kicking those "bad" habits, this is an easy time to get down on ourselves with resolutions such as "I need to lose weight" or "I need to quit smoking" or "I need to quit spending money" or whatever your struggle is. This kind of focus puts a negative spin on your thinking and creates feelings of defeat, inability or "I'm not good enough." This year try something a little different. Reflect on yourself over the past year and remember the wins, the things you did right, the areas where you improved and take some time to feel good about yourself.
I have been working extraordinarily hard this past year at healing some tough emotional traumas from my past. I have been doing a lot of work with NET (neuro-emotional technique), hypnotherapy, core transformation as well as listening to a lot of positive audio CDs and reading a lot of positive books. I am surrounded by family and friends who love me and support me in my healing journey. Besides all of those things, I am blessed to work with one of the finest doctors and most supportive friends, Dr. John Wendt. I encounter daily someone who believes in me and is constantly keeping me thinking about how to heal and helps me see the positive side to just about any situation. (Thank you Dr. John, you have no idea.)
Dr. John and I had lunch today and talked about this very topic of self-reflection and continued growth. My plan is to sit down next week with my calendar from the last year and look back over everything that I did, at every trip I took, event I attended, speech I gave, class I took, deadline I made, project I worked on, every visit with friends or family. I am going to remember the fun times I had, the struggles that made me stronger and the love that I experienced. I am going to make a list of all of the wins I had over the past year and compare where I am now to where I've come from. This self-assessment will naturally bring up areas that I want to continue working on.
I encourage you to try this different way to closing out a year and starting a new one, with gratitude and appreciation for the year past and renewed spirit, hope and joy for the year ahead.
Happy New Year!
Cari
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