7 for SEVEN
Hello Loves! I hope 2015 has started off well for you and that you’ve set some intentions for living your best life over the course of this year. If you haven’t had the time yet…my hope is that you make some time over the next few days to do so.
While we may not know what 2015 holds, we do know who holds it. Thus, my prayer for you is that you surrender this brand new year to God. Get clear on what happiness means to you and then let go of everything else. I have been on vacation for the last two weeks so I am still in that hazy, glow of relaxation. But I feel like this is the space I needed to get clear on the kind of life I want to live this year.
7 for Seven started out as an experiment last year to change my “ugh…Mondays Suck!” feeling. I adopted this gratitude practice, which originated at Key + Arrow as a way to remind myself at the beginning of my work week of at least seven things from the week before (just one little thing a day) that I have to be grateful for.
And let me tell you…this practice not only completely changed my view of Mondays…I actually started looking forward to posting my Seven. I found out that paying attention to all the good things in my life made me happier. And you know what they say…like attracts like. Ergo, Happy people attract good things.
This 7 for Seven practice works quite like compound interest…except it applies to life. I feel like I am living a compound life because of it. And now without further ado, I give you my first SEVEN for 2015:
2015! I’m living in the future baby!!! We made it dear reader! We made it!
Starting the year with family. I am grateful that my entire family made it to 2015 with me. We have been through it and reflecting on those sad times made me so thankful as 2014 slipped into 2015 that we spent 2014 relatively grief-free. We don’t know what the coming months may hold, however, as for this present moment…we’re all here. And I am grateful for that.
Which brings me once again to Love of family. I feel blessed to be part of this family. God chose this time in history and this particular pack of stone cold weirdos as my companions on this journey. I could not have asked for a better tribe. And just so you know…fellow mutants are always welcome!
Checking items off my life list. 2015 has started with some major check marks on long-standing Life List items. The sense of accomplishment has been incredibly freeing!
Finding time for gym…while on vacation. Because…you know I’m not saying no to any of that holiday good stuff on this here vacation. I am ever grateful to my cousin who has appointed herself my trainer for the last two weeks.
Trinis are everywhere. Trinis are like salt…you can find us in every thing. I went to a random club in DC, on a random night and the DJ turned out to be Trinidadian. I mean the man (after I challenged him to play some Soca) was throwing down 2015 hits like it was nobody’s business! It was truly phenomenal!
Growing up. Moving On. Letting go in love. Finally. I don’t know when it happened. But it did.
And there you have it. Here’s to 51 more weeks of this gratitude practice. I hope in the coming months that by paying attention to all that I have to be thankful for and sowing the seeds of faith and gratitude, I can truly carry with me and reap the rewards of “positivity + balance + bliss” throughout the days ahead.
Thank you for reading, this is me blowing some glitter and confetti on you because you’re super blessed to have received the gift of another 86,400 seconds today, to spend any way you desire.
Make those seconds count!
Happy Everything 2015 {My One Word Reveal}
This is my third year doing One Word 365. I gave up making resolutions two years ago. What’s this all about? You can read more about the movement here.
My word for 2014 was MOVE, however, I spent most of last year feeling like I was waiting for something to happen..or that I was in a state of perpetual anticipation for something…but I never found out what. When it came to choosing my theme for 2015, I felt like I needed to get out of that place of “waiting.” Which lead me to PUSH.
According to the Macmillan Dictionary PUSH has several meanings. It can be:
- A pushing movement
- A way to encourage someone
- A determined attempt
- A movement of an army
- A determination to do something
- Or something difficult to do
PUSH in my case being the ability to get up every day and push against or through everything that I think or feel might be holding me back from living my best life. This year my focus will be on pushing forward towards creating the life I want to live and evolving into the me God created me to be.
PUSH will be my reinvention. I have some specific goals written down for the coming 12 months and I plan to focus those goals around this theme of PUSH. 2015 will see me pushing myself personally, professionally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Yep, my spirituality is included in there as well.
What you do today
can improve all your tomorrows.
– Ralph Marston
Set Intention.
Take the next simple step forward.
Repeat.
Lord, as I begin a new year, begin something new in my relationship with You. I give my life to You. I need You to stand with me and give me the push I need. Because I can’t achieve any of this without You. Amen.
I will share the evolution of this journey on the 15th of every month.
So stay tuned for my next update on January 15th.
Your present circumstances
don’t determine where you can go;
they merely determine where you start.
– Nido Qubein
So folks, in the spirit of clean slates, fresh starts and new beginnings, if you could choose just one word to inspire you for 2015, what would it be?
Brainstorm and please feel free to share it with me in the comments below!
7 for Seven
It’s the final 7 for Seven for 2014…and what a ride this has been. As Hal Borland said, “Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.”
Here’s to 2015 and lots of new experiences and finding out who we really are!
But first (and for the last time in 2014)…
…every Monday, we post seven positives from the previous seven days of the week as a reminder of what we have so that the week starts out on an upswing. There is much truth in the belief that happy people attract good things, so it is important to start the week out right. Sometimes it’s the more grand, but other times, it’s the simple things.~ Key + Arrow
7 for Seven originated at Key + Arrow and now let’s get into my 7 for this week:
My gratitude practice. 2014 has been so much better because I made a commitment to pay attention to all that I had to be thankful for. This is something I will take with me into 2015 and beyond.
Surviving turbulence. My vacation officially started on Tuesday but the flight over was pretty bad. We spent most of it wearing our seat belts. Now you know there is a certain reassurance when the stewardesses still continue to serve despite turbulence. But when they are asked to take their seats and buckle up too…it’s time to start saying some Hail Marys. But we all survived and I am enjoying my vacation. Amen.
Which brings me to Love of family. I decided to do things differently this year. Instead of spending the holidays with the sibs, I decided to spend it with my Aunt and my cousins in the US. Christmas Day was a little weird but so far the change has been a welcome adventure. My family has been going all out and I cannot help but feel the love. Here’s to many more adventures of this kind.
Chipotle. Because you know it’s made with angel tears.
Good coffee. I can face anything after I’ve had my fix.
2014. So long and thanks for all the fish.”
Clean slates. Here’s to 2015. We lived to see another day! Let’s make it worth it.
And there you have it. After 50 weeks of this gratitude practice, I am pleased that having paid attention to all that I had to be thankful for and sown seeds of faith and gratitude, that I can truly carry with me and reap the rewards of “positivity + balance + bliss” throughout the days ahead and well into 2015.
I wish you the very best 86,400 seconds of the last day of 2014. If you’re reading this, this is me blowing some glitter and confetti on you because you’re super blessed to have received the gift of another 86,400 seconds today, to spend any way you desire.
Happy Everything for 2015!
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