Today’s Affirmation:

Today I give in the direction of my heart.

‘Cheshire Puss … Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?’ asked Alice.
‘That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,’ said the Cat.
`I don’t much care where–‘ said Alice.
`Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,’ said the Cat.
–from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

It’s the day after my birthday and today I plan. What is this New Year of life going to be like? What new things am I going to accomplish? Looking back on the last year of my life, I was most happy when I was doing things that made my heart sing. Planning events, seeing them come to fruition, pleasing my customers all set my heart on fire. Unlike Alice, who wasn’t sure where she wanted to go, thus it didn’t matter where she went or which path she took to get there, I am going in the direction of my heart. That is going to be my focus this year, doing more of the things that make my heart sing.

I love that my birthday falls at the end of July. It’s enough to time look back at the last year of life and the last 6 months of the current year and make any changes necessary to achieve the goals I’ve set for myself. It takes daily focus because as time moves on and things change, because they always do, evaluating my progress and making revisions as I go along is the only way to ensure that I’m on track.

For this New Year I want to focus more on living from my heart and following the path that takes me in the direction of my authentic self. This path may not be the straightest, but it is the one that brings me the most light and love. The thing about paths that zigzag is that they bring with them awesome change through each new opportunity. The trick is not being afraid of change.

Life makes sense when we are centered in our own heart and embrace our own unique journey. Anon

What’s most important to me? My family. My friends. Relationships. I want to focus a little more time and attention on the friendships that mean the most to me, that I’ve let slip, because over time it gets easier not to call or text or email. First step in the direction of this goal: I called a long time friend of mine. I haven’t spoken to her in months but she is really one of those special people I feel blessed to know and want to keep in my life. This was my gift for today.

As for my other goals: making more money, doing more yoga and the like, they will unfold in this space over the course of the next year.