50% of them have come true with no more effort than just doing that! My subconscious got the message, because they were in writing. To prepare for that, I do a ritual on New Year’s Eve to release whatever I don’t want to carry with me into the next year. I want to begin the coming year with a clean slate. I set the mood by putting on some soft music and pouring a glass of red wine. I make a fire in the fireplace and gather a pile of kindling beside me. I began to think of feelings, behaviors, or habits I want to leave behind this year. Starting with the words “I hereby release,” I begin to write the first thing that comes to mind in my journal. I then pick up a piece of wood, representing that thing, and throw it on the fire. As it begins to burn I see the old behavior melting away, dissipating into the air, no longer having the power it once had. Some years the fire gets pretty hot! But back to goals for a moment. One of the popular acronyms is “SMART” goals. That stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound. For example, let’s suppose that you want to lose some weight. A specific goal would be to lose 10 pounds. A measurable goal would tell you when you had reached that goal. You could say “I will weigh X pounds by a date,” such as March 1, 2025. A goal is achievable when you have the skills or resources necessary to meet the goal. You may need to join an exercise class, or sign up for a weight loss program, change your eating habits and cut down on carbs or fat. Expecting yourself to lose 10 pounds in a few days would be difficult to achieve, so you need to allow a reasonable amount of time to do this. A goal is relevant if it’s part of an overall plan like improving your health or if it makes sense for your life. If you were already underweight, it wouldn’t be relevant. And it must be time- bound, and include a date by which you would have reached your goal, such as “by X date in the future, I will weight X pounds.” There is another way to bring what you want to have in your life to you. It falls more
in the metaphysical realm and is more like a manifestation rather than a goal. To speed up anything you want to manifest, think, talk, and write about your desire only in the present tense. For instance, “I have all the money I need.” There is no past or future for the law of attraction. If you proclaim it as existing now, the universe must get busy very quickly to bring it to you. Writing the phrase in a concise way 25 times in your journal each day will go a long way toward bringing it to fruition. There are many ways to bring a New Year into your life to celebrate your existence on this planet, and it’s always important have an attitude of gratitude for what you have already received. I hope that each of you finds a way that works best for you to set and achieve what you want in the coming year. May you have plenty of happiness, good health, and abundance in all the ways that are important to you. And may you always have hope that each passing year makes you wiser and enables you to contribute to the world in a meaningful way that is uniquely you.
S. M. A. R. T.
SPECIFIC: Well defined, clear, and unambiguous MEASURABLE: With specific criteria that measure your progress toward the accomplishment of the goal ACHIEVABLE: Attainable and not impossible to achieve RELEVANT: Within reach, realistic, and relevant to your life purpose TIME-BOUND: With a clearly defined timeline, including a starting date and a target date. The purpose is to create urgency.
NEW YEAR, NEW YOU
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