In anticipation of the new year, let’s take a few moments to reflect back on this past one. I mean the good stuff of the year.
It’s easy to point to our difficulties, problems and issues throughout the year. Our brains are like the news –they tend to gravitate and focus on the negatives and the bad happenings.
I’m asking you to pull up the moments of goodness, joy, pride, fun, excitement. Let’s escort in the new year by recalling what we had rather than what we didn’t have. We’re way ahead of the game if we can usher in 2013 on a positive note by bringing to the forefront of our minds the goodness of this past year. It’s a magnet that will attract more goodness.
Illuminating the pluses will immediately set us up on a better path and give us a more grateful footing with which to step.
Even if we have to dig deep, the good is there. There’s glitter in the dirt. There’s a twinkle in the darkness.
Looking back over this past year, what are you proud of? What are you pleased with? What are you grateful for? What was an exciting time? What brought you joy and pleasure? What made you laugh? What was meaningful? What enriched your life? What risks did you take? What lessons did you learn?
Let’s revel in this. Let’s pat ourselves on the back and go forward anticipating lots more pats for both ourselves and others. Good begets good.
Your turn. Share some of your most alive moments.
Thanks for joining me here. May we all find the treasures and beauty in our lives. And when the darkness comes, may we be strong enough to withstand the turmoil until we begin to see some light filtering through once again, bringing a new form of lightness to our being.
