New Year, New Day

​How is your New Year going?  Have you made resolutions?  Are you keeping them?  How do you feel about them?

I hope that you are moving with grace and ease through the New Year.  New beginnings are exciting, so look forward to this coming year.  It is going to be awesome!  I can't wait to see how it unfolds and all the wonderful things that are going to happen in my life and in yours.  

Unpack 2015
Before walking through the New Year, it is a good idea to unpack the old year.  Take a look back and examine how things went ~ did you have unmet expectations, did it wildly exceed your expectations, was it fine but nothing like your expectations?  What were the highs?  What were the lows?  How did your most important relationships fare ~ especially those with yourself and with God?  And did are you one of those people that pick a word for your year?  If so, what was your word?  How did your year live up to it?  How did it fall short?  

Load 2016 ~ Pick a Word
In years past, I've tried to pick a word of the year.  It has always been very hard up to this point.  Being chronically exposed to mold, and then acutely exposed to mold, has strained my physical resources and, therefore, hampered my inner life and my inner resources.  Chronic sickness has a way of doing that.  This year, though, over a year out from the major exposures and in a brand new apartment, my word came easily and extremely quickly.  I sat down to be still and pray and the word just popped in my head.  

RESTORATION.  That was it.  It just came.  No prayers.  No stillness.  Just an open and receptive heart (though isn't that the essence of prayer and meditation?).  In years past, I  I've wanted a word that I would mold my life around rather than finding my word and letting it transform me.  And this is my transformation year.  So much has been lost and now it is time to regain.  So, RESTORATION.   That is my word for 2016.  What's yours?  Have you thought about it?  Are you open to it?  It's not too late to discover yours.  

Resolutions
And with the New Year, as the topic of resolutions comes up, it is evident that there is a love-hate relationship with them.  They are often made with great intentions and enthusiasm, but, more often than not, they somehow they leave us disheartened as we slowly slip back into old patterns of behavior.  

Sometimes, we don't have the resources (not just financial, but physical, mental, emotional and social) to make the changes we need to make.  Sometimes, we make the changes too big and monstrous and they overcome us.  And sometimes, when we look at the big picture and want the end result, we neglect the other, smaller things that need to change first for the end result to be different.  

Nonetheless, as we get farther and farther from the beginning of the New Year, we can see our enthusiasm wane as we slip into the routine of what has come to be the usual for us.  And each year, that rut of usual gets dug deeper and deeper.  And it gets harder and harder to steer out of it.

Well, this can be the year that doesn't have to be this way.  Let this be the year of transformation for you.  Let the process unfold gently and slowly.  What one small thing can you change that can yield big results for you?  Think of simple things.  Those things can transform your life in ways you don't expect.  

Do you want your health better?  How much water do you drink?  Do you drink soda? How much sleep do you get?  What are you eating?  How much are you eating?  When are you eating?

Do you want more happiness and ease?  Do you take a few minutes every day to plan and review your day?  Do you do the hardest thing on your to do list first?  Are you taking care of your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of yourself? 

Small changes can yield BIG results when you do them consistently.  So, think small in what you need to do differently each day and you just may reap BIG on the results end.  Make it your resolution to do one small change every day and watch how the benefits unfold during the year.  

If you want to see the changes and need support, join my 14-Day Take OWNERSHIP Challenge (Real Food Coaching and Cleanse Program) in January.  You have this week to register for a start date of January 25.  There are also programs in February and March ~ and if you register by this Friday, you'll receive the same YEAR LONG BONUSES that the January participants are receiving.  We can all use the extra support of a coach and to be a part of a vibrant, like-minded community is invaluable.  You can also reap the YEAR LONG BONUSES if you decide to become a coaching client of mine.  I offer many different ways to get services.  Or take my post-holiday New Year 8~week coaching package.  It is the best value and includes all the bonuses of the Take OWNERSHIP Challenge participants.  

Join me now as I start to document my own healing journey from the chronic exposures and major life changes I am experiencing.  I hope some of my own story may inspire you to believe you can make the changes you need to make so you can make your difference in the world that you are called to make.  

So go and register for one of my programs and leave a comment below on your take on resolutions, your word for 2016 if you have one or what one small change you intend to make to reap big results.