Four years ago I wouldāve spent my New Yearās Eve very differently.
The obvious is that I didnāt have a two year old then so I probably wouldāve been out partying š
But aside from that, I would get so caught up in all of the New Yearās hype and the programs promising to take you through 10-steps for your best year yet.
Iād create new vision boards, overhaul my diet and exercise routine, buy a weekly planner and chock-o-block it full of quarterly goals in every area of my life, weekly goals, a theme for the year, and time blocks for my ideal day.
Thereās no shortage of New Yearās exercises to do.
Iād be high on the excitement of this organizational flurry!
For about a weekā¦
And then the excitement would wear off.
The goals would feel too snug, like a pair of jeans Iāve held onto since high school.
Iād feel constricted and restricted rather than expansive and free.
So now, I just do one thing to celebrate the upcoming year.
I take out my journal and date it one year from today, so this weekend you would write āDecember 31, 2019ā.
And then I write about all of the wonderful things that have happened that year (in 2019) and how I felt about them.
Of course, these things havenāt actually come to pass yet, but I write as though they have, and I allow myself to fully feel it, letting it be as natural as if I were writing down what I did that morning.
It may sound something like thisā¦
āThis year has been so amazing!Ā My family just left town after the holidays, and Iām curled up by the fire. I canāt believe I finally found my dream apartment to live in when I thought it may never happen. Itās been a long time since I lived on my own, and itās perfect.
Like, literally perfect for me in every way. Highlights include beautiful white sheepskin rug, velvet navy tufted ottoman next to my floor-to-ceiling window, and honestly every single thing. I really love it here, and the cherry on top is that I met a wonderful man about 6-months ago and things have been moving along so well. Weāre even talking about moving in together next yearā¦eek! Weāll see!ā
Iāve done this for the past few years now, and itās amazing what I have seen come to pass.
I donāt cling to the vision and read it every single day.
You can kind of just set it and forget it. You can even throw it out if you want to when youāre finished! Or hold onto it to look over next year.
Typically I never read it again.
But the following year, on New Yearās Eve, I just have this sixth sense that Iāve been here before. That I had written about this very moment, and that life has a funny and magical way of unfolding naturally when we allow it.
Okay, thatās all for today!
Oh wait, one more thing Iām really excited about.
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Wishing you a beautiful Friday. š
XO
Alexis
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