Greetings! 
Most of us wind up taking stock this time of year-even if we no longer make resolutions. We are practically hard wired for it. The time to reflect/start anew is all over the media, including your inbox! The calendar year ends, holidays are over (usually with high emotions - easy or difficult) and we are on to something new- a new month, a new year, a new (albeit older) us.
I enjoy this time of year because I go in to a review/reflection process that seems to wash over me, re-energize me and re-orient me. I ALWAYS benefit from it, even when I uncover sticky challenges. This review is a reflective process of self-care, revealing how my relationships with people, places and things are nurturing to me or are being nurtured by me. It is the most accessible way I foster positive change in my life.
This is how I do it:
1st I note the major areas of life. They are: physical, vocational, social, financial, personal/psychological, spiritual, family, romantic/partnership/sexual.
2nd I note which ones I am willing to ponder this year.
3rd I simply review what has happened in those categories. I jog my memory, my senses, I sit quietly. I trust my memory, even if it is "imaginative." I ask some people in my life - my partner, other family members, and friends for input if I think it may help. I keep it simple. I write things down. I start with the question, "What happened in 2010?" My response may look something like: I lost my mom, I moved, I had the flu, I went to Italy, I reconciled with my brother, etc. I often go through the year, month by month. I like to try and remember as much as possible before I look at my calendars. Using my memory helps me to see what stands out---what is memorable.
4th Out of what I've noticed from this review, I consider what I might like to nurture/continue with in the up coming year. These are intentions for 2011. I then decide what I no longer want or want to do based upon this review.
Writing it has become a cleansing and refreshing yearly ritual for me.
This powerful review process helps me to honor changes and to accept what I may not be able to change. It is neither harsh and directive nor goal or resolution oriented-- yet it keeps me accountable for co-creating my life. I enjoy reflecting upon how I am living my life, as well as the contents within it.
If it sounds good, give it a go, edit away, and let me know your thoughts! Email me
Happy New Year!
Please read on for a detailed example in one category:
Physical- I met my "goal" of playing competitive tennis, using yoga more as a -pre and post- game stretch and as a relaxation technique. Continued with my Physical Therapy, including pool exercises. Did not really bike much in 2010. Continued jogging.
For 2011-would like to continue with tennis, pool, jogging and would like to add new/different classes at the gym like core pole, or dance. More strengthening, cardio. Continue with paid massages and increase self-massages with props. Order and do Yamuna body rolling. Continue with food plan = eat when hungry, stop when full, using Geneen Roth's guide which is, on a scale of 0 (famished) - 10 (post thanksgiving overeating,) to stop eating at a 6. This is a good range for me.
Continue to notice what it is like to feel/be hungry.
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May your self-care grow in leaps and bounds.
Namaste,
Jackie
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