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ENDINGS
AND BEGINNINGS
As we move towards the end of 2008 it serves to
bring closure to the year. It is a rich time to harvest the year and
gather seeds to plant for 2009.
I know as a person choosing to live by design you
have set some goals this year and have taken action towards making them
happen. You have succeeded in some areas and not in others. Life is like
that.
We, as humans have an enormous capacity to remember
our failures while forgetting our successes. To focus on what remains
incomplete, rather than celebrating what has been accomplished.
I encourage you to counter that tendency by setting
time aside in the next week to sit down and jot down what you HAVE
accomplished this year. Getting in touch with what you have manifested
will give you inspiration and energy to tackle what is left undone.
Just because you didn't reach a goal doesn't mean
you have failed. It only serves to remind us that deadlines are arbitrary
and you just haven't reached your goal -- yet.
A successful person is someone who finds the
willingness to take action on their goals and to keep going until they
cross the finish line.
If you haven't crossed that finish line -- yet --
that's okay. Keep going until you do. Remember the difference between
those who truly succeed in living by design and those who don't is that
those who succeed take ACTION. Consistent, continuous, ongoing action.
Take time to reflect over this past year and jot
down your accomplishments. Write down everything you can think of. Yea
You!
Even if you have just finished a difficult year, you
have still learned lessons and experienced personal growth while dealing
with tough circumstances. It’s even more important to acknowledge and
appreciate yourself and how you faced the adversity and overcame the
challenges.
In addition to assessing this year’s successes it
also serves to look at what did not happen, remembering a wise saying by
the Dali Lama, that "not getting what you want is sometimes a
wonderful stroke of luck." Remember, we go for our dreams with the
insurance clause, "This or something greater for the highest good of
all concerned." What good fortune has come to you as a result of not
getting what you thought you wanted?
Once you have harvested the gifts of the past year
you are ready to focus on where you want to be a year from now. For
support in writing out your vision, designing an action plan and setting
goals, sign up for my *Free* Living by Design eCourse.
Click
here for details!
It'll support you in starting 2009 with clarity and
direction.
I wish you blessings of love, connection and joy,
Leslie
"I haven’t a clue as to how my story will
end. But that’s all right. When you set out on a journey and night
covers the road, you don’t conclude that the road has vanished. And how
else could we discover the stars?"
~ Unknown ~
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